{"id":7657,"date":"2021-07-16T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=7657"},"modified":"2021-07-16T15:50:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T22:50:43","slug":"a-cinderella-story-starstruck-uniquely-humorous-with-great-characters-and-even-better-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2021\/a-cinderella-story-starstruck-uniquely-humorous-with-great-characters-and-even-better-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"A Cinderella Story: Starstruck * Uniquely Humorous With Great Characters And Even Better Actors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cinderellastory.poster.jpg?resize=169%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7662\" width=\"169\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cinderellastory.poster.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cinderellastory.poster.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finley Tremaine, a small town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is determined to land a role in the production and captures the attention of handsome lead actor, Jackson Stone. Unfortunately, a botched audition forces her to change course. Now, disguised as cowboy &#8220;Huck,&#8221; Finley finally gets her big break. But can she keep the charade a secret from everyone, including her evil stepmother and devious step-siblings? KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Kyla C. comments, \u201cDo you love&nbsp;Cinderella&nbsp;stories? Are you looking for&nbsp;a&nbsp;brand new, humorous and unique family film that has excellent characters and even better actors? You need to watch&nbsp;<em>A&nbsp;Cinderella&nbsp;Story: Starstruck<\/em>. It\u2019s one of my favorites of 2021 so far, and it\u2019s suitable for nearly any audience!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u00a0Cinderella\u00a0Story: Starstruck<br>By\u00a0Kyla\u00a0C, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CIkmIZiqqJQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you love&nbsp;Cinderella&nbsp;stories? Are you looking for&nbsp;a&nbsp;brand new, humorous and unique family film that has excellent characters and even better actors? You need to watch&nbsp;<em>A&nbsp;Cinderella&nbsp;Story: Starstruck<\/em>. It\u2019s one of my favorites of 2021 so far, and it\u2019s suitable for nearly any audience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zYjZwKHxm0Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cinderellastory.c.jpg?resize=194%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7659\" width=\"194\" height=\"146\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finley Tremaine (Bailee Madison) is not your average\u00a0Cinderella\u00a0and neither is this\u00a0story. Finley aspires to be\u00a0a\u00a0Hollywood star, so when\u00a0a\u00a0new action film comes to town, bringing famous actor Jackson Stone (Michael Evans Behling) along with it, she becomes focused on the audition stage. The film spirals into drama as Finley faces\u00a0a\u00a0constant inner conflict and tries to be more than one person. Will she keep her secret? The fear of discovery is constant, and she soon realizes that honesty could truly be the best policy, especially when it comes to her dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A\u00a0Cinderella\u00a0Story: Starstruck\u00a0<\/em>checks every box. The cinematography is better than most of what I\u2019ve seen. The lighting and perspective make the images natural, and they use tons of creative angles. The cinematographers seem to have lots of tricks up their sleeves to make this film look amazing. Settings are chosen with precision; though some do seem\u00a0a\u00a0bit extraordinary for\u00a0a\u00a0normal town and farm land. However, we constantly see colorful views that leave me in awe. The film is\u00a0a\u00a0Cinderella\u00a0story, but it isn\u2019t easily predicted like most new versions are. It\u2019s probably the most innovative princess\u00a0story\u00a0I\u2019ve ever seen. The resemblances to the original\u00a0Cinderella\u00a0are hard to find, but are there nonetheless. Instead of mice, Finley\u2019s support friends are the farm animals. There\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0unique addition behind every twist and turn of the plot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cinderellastory.b.jpg?resize=225%2C126&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7660\" width=\"225\" height=\"126\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the best touches that I like is including\u00a0a\u00a0stepbrother, Kale (Richard Harmon), along with the traditional stepsister, Saffron (Lillian Doucet- Roche). These two siblings argue\u00a0a\u00a0lot; another different aspect between this version and the original. The stepmother, Valerian (April Telek), is as unbearable as always, though she\u2019s still\u00a0a\u00a0great character. Lastly, the acting is truly magnificent. It doesn\u2019t feel like acting. The actors seem to have real bonding, which is special. Richard Harmon as Kale, Bailee Madison as Finley and Michael Evans Behling as Jackson give some of the best performances. Kale is\u00a0a\u00a0difficult character to play, as there aren\u2019t really similar characters in other\u00a0Cinderella\u00a0stories. Richard Harmon pulls off the role with astounding ability, setting\u00a0a\u00a0great example for any future step brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message of&nbsp;<em>A&nbsp;Cinderella&nbsp;Story: Starstruck&nbsp;<\/em>is to follow your dream. Parents should be aware that there is some mild language and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give&nbsp;<em>A&nbsp;Cinderella&nbsp;Story: Starstruck&nbsp;<\/em>5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 9 to 18, plus adults. It releases on digitally June 29, 2021 and on DVD July 12, 2021, so don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finley Tremaine, a small town farm girl, longs to spread her wings and soar as an aspiring performer. When a Hollywood film crew arrives in her sleepy town, she is determined to land a role in the production and captures the attention of handsome lead actor, Jackson Stone. Unfortunately, a botched audition forces her to change course. Now, disguised as cowboy &#8220;Huck,&#8221; Finley finally gets her big break. But can she keep the charade a secret from everyone, including her evil stepmother and devious step-siblings? KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Kyla C. comments, \u201cDo you love Cinderella stories? Are you looking for a brand new, humorous and unique family film that has excellent characters and even better actors? You need to watch A Cinderella Story: Starstruck. It\u2019s one of my favorites of 2021 so far, and it\u2019s suitable for nearly any audience!\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[15],"tags":[3684,3694,3693,3042,3690,3688,1783,2231,3689,3687,3692,1218,3691,964,3686,3685],"class_list":["post-7657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-feature-film-reviews","tag-a-cinderella-story-starstruck","tag-another-cinderella-story","tag-april-telek","tag-bailee-madison","tag-bailey-madison","tag-baille-madison","tag-by-kids-for-kids","tag-cinderella","tag-family-movie-2021","tag-filmisnow-family","tag-lillian-doucet-roche","tag-reviews","tag-richard-harmon","tag-selena-gomez","tag-the-things","tag-warner-brothers-movies"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paS5I2-1Zv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7663,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7657\/revisions\/7663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}