Mackenzie Foy as Clara and Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (category I), directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston. The film also stars Helen Mirren. Photo: Laurie Sparham Mackenzie Foy as Clara and Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (category I), directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston. The film also stars Helen Mirren. Photo: Laurie Sparham
Mackenzie Foy as Clara and Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (category I), directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston. The film also stars Helen Mirren. Photo: Laurie Sparham

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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms film review: Disney Christmas spectacle makes a courageous choice

  • Film trades fairy tale romance for a message of female empowerment, which works surprisingly well
  • Young star Mackenzie Foy puts in a good show as a fearless physics whizz

Topic |   American films
Richard James Havis

Updated: 7:40am, 29 Nov, 2018

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Mackenzie Foy as Clara and Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (category I), directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston. The film also stars Helen Mirren. Photo: Laurie Sparham Mackenzie Foy as Clara and Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (category I), directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston. The film also stars Helen Mirren. Photo: Laurie Sparham
Mackenzie Foy as Clara and Keira Knightley as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (category I), directed by Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston. The film also stars Helen Mirren. Photo: Laurie Sparham
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