While different from the Rodgers & Hammerstein TV version with which I grew up, this whimsical Whitney Houston produced rendering of the classic tale provides a healthy alternative to white royalty, overcoming stereotype for many a young girl. Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander and Whoppi Goldberg are hilarious, using slapstick and tarty words to add goofiness to an often told serious fairy tale. Brandy is fine and certainly helps to break the mold of whimpering, helpless Cinderellas, providing a stronger (though not so self-determined as Barrymore's performance)characterization. Young girls will love it and parents will appreciate its overall harmlessness, since, every once in a while, just about every girl wants a princess tale.
Review of Cinderella
