The plot: In 19
th century France, orphan girl Félicie (Elle Fanning) hopes to escape the orphanage and go to Paris to become a ballerina. With the help of her best friend and hopeful inventor Victor (Dane DeHaan), they makes their way to Paris. As they chase their respective dreams, with Félicie accepting help from Odette (Carly Rae Jepson), a caretaker at the Paris Opera Ballet school, she finds herself fighting against rival dancer Camille (Maddie Ziegler) and her mother Regine (Julie Khaner) to keep her dream alive.
After the snafu regarding the changing of directors in
Bohemian Rhapsody, I thought that’d be it for this year. I thought I’d be able
to get through this month without having to revisit that concept, or more
specifically how too many cooks in the kitchen can turn in a mess of a meal.
Then I saw this movie, and saw that possibility fully realised.
