The Nutcracker and the Four Realms [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Director: Lasse Hallstr?m, Joe Johnston, Joseph D. Johnston

Overview

A girl (Mackenzie Foy) finds herself transported to a magical world because of a special key gifted by her late mother. There she meets a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight) who accompanies her on a journey to retrieve her key and fight against a wicked regime in the land. Based on the classic ballet The Nutcracker, this film is directed by Lasse Hallstr?m and Joe Johnston.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/29/2019
UPC:	0786936860856
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	PG
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	26,844

Special Features

On Pointe: Misty Copeland; Unwrapping The Nutcracker And The Four Realms; Music Videos; - "Fall On Me" by Andrea Bocelli featuring Matteo Bocelli; - "The Nutcracker Suite" by Lang Lang; Deleted scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Keira Knightley	Sugar Plum Fairy
Mackenzie Foy	Clara
Morgan Freeman	Drosselmeyer
Helen Mirren	Mother Ginger
Matthew Macfadyen	Mr. Stahlbaum
Miranda Hart	Dew Drop Fairy
Eugenio Derbez	Hawthorn
Richard E. Grant	Shiver
Ellie Bamber	Louise
Jack Whitehall	Harlequin
Misty Copeland	Die Ballerina
Lil Buck	Mausek?nig
Omid Djalili	un cavalier
Tom Sweet	Fritz
Wash Westmoreland	Actor
Anna Madeley	Marie Stahlbaum
Nick Mohammed	Short Butler
Meera Syal	Cook
Charles Streeter	Tall Butler
Jayden Knight	Phillip
Prince	Jingles the Horse
Gustavo Dudamel	Conductor
Max Westwell	Flower Cavalier
Aaron Smyth	Snow Cavalier
Sergei Polunin	Sweets Cavalier
Stacie Mistysyn	Actor
James Newton Howard	Composer

Technical Credits

Ashleigh Powell

Simon Beaufoy

Marius Petipa

E.T.A. Hoffmann

Ashleigh Powell	Screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy	Screenwriter
Mark Gordon	Producer
Lindy Goldstein	Executive Producer
Larry Franco	Producer
Marius Petipa	Screenwriter
E.T.A. Hoffmann	Screenwriter
Samuel A. Sanders	Special Effects
J. Charles Harrington	Sound Mixer
Lawrence Zipf	Sound/Sound Designer
Lucy Bevan	Casting
Eugene Gearty	Sound/Sound Designer
Sarah Smith	Executive Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
1. Opening [8:38]
2. Drosselmeyer's Christmas Party [8:07]
3. Clara Enters The Four Realms [8:50]
4. Arriving At The Castle [8:42]
5. Ballet Concert [9:07]
6. Dreaming Of Mother [2:21]
7. Off To Battle Mother Ginger [2:42]
8. Opening The Silver Egg [7:35]
9. A Tin Soldier Army [3:01]
10. Escaping The Castle [5:47]
11. Phillip Warns Mother Ginger [6:52]
12. "I'm The Queen Of The Castle" [6:20]
13. The Realms Are Reunited [3:53]
14. End Credits [8:01]
15. Chapter 15 [9:08]

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Editorial Reviews

In The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Disney Studios has once again proven itself to be the reigning master of visually stunning films. Although the film does suffer from a few issues in pacing and direction, it stands as an enjoyable, if not memorable, entry from the studio. Clara (Mackenzie Foy) receives a puzzling Christmas gift, a handcrafted egg with a complex keyhole, from her recently deceased mother. Upset that she cannot open this precious item, she lacks the desire to attend the annual holiday party of her godfather, Drosselmeyer (Morgan Freeman). However, when she discovers that he created the egg, she changes her mind in hopes that he can help solve the mystery. Following a golden thread meant to lead to this key, she is drawn into a mysterious and magical four-realm world that's steeped in turmoil. When Clara aligns with three realms to recover her key from the fourth, she and her new friend Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight) must rise against everything thrown against them by its tyrant, Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren). Newcomer Ashleigh Powell does a decent job of providing a story and screenplay that spin a tale, although there are some pacing issues, with some moments that move a little too slowly or a little too quickly and are under-informative. These are brushed aside as the story reaches its stride. Perhaps the elements that could have made it better ended up on the cutting room floor, but the film definitely could have used another ten minutes or so to flesh out a few missing pieces. It seems as though one or both of the directors (Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston) were so concerned with the actors achieving the proper expression that their faces and words become exaggerated. This over-direction gives the impression of watching an actor playing a part, rather than a character living it. The veterans Freeman and Mirren did not bend to this, but the others seemed to have given in. The exception to this not working is Keira Knightley, who gives an excellent performance as Sugar Plum, taking the exaggeration and making it an integral part of the character. Other than a couple of moments when the camera outpaces the action, the cinematography is grand. It blends well with the successfully ambitious visual design. Add a score that fits the mood of each scene and special effects that mesh almost seamlessly with reality and you have a technical department that has managed to avoid overshadowing both the actors and the story. In the vein of Maleficent, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a nice rebranding of the Nutcracker Suite, paying homage to all its major incarnations. There are a couple of moments that might be frightening for very small children, but the rest of the film will be sure to delight the child in everyone.