i have see many and many production of the nutcracker . now perhaps i view this movie from the tainted point of view of a theatrical director and but i be disappointed . i be sure people in the specific business of ballet choreography find this production impressive but from a purely theatrical perspective i find everything from design to choreography to be lackluster and unbefitting of a motion picture . none of the traditionally weird and impressive costume look like what they be suppose to be ( i. e. the candy do not look like candy and the rat do not look like rat but rather like chocolate kiss and ) the acting be weak and perhaps tone down too much for the screen and and the choreography just do not do anything for me . this make the entire show very satisfactory ( at best ) and a if it be intend to not set itself apart from any other production . but remember and again and this be from the artistic perspective of a theatrical director and not a dancer or a choreographer and but a straight male theatrical director .