# ‘Steps’ Review: A Stellar Voice Cast Including Amanda Seyfried, Ali Wong and Bette Midler Gets Stuck in a Tortured Revisionist Fairy Tale

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/steps-review-a-stellar-voice-cast-including-amanda-seyfried-ali-wong-and-bette-midler-gets-stuck-in-a-tortured-revisionist-fairy-tale/
- Published: 2026-11-08T23:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T00:36:49+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/steps-review-amanda-seyfried-ali-wong-bette-midler-netflix-1236750081/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *Steps* recasts Cinderella’s stepsisters as misunderstood outsiders.
- Ali Wong, Amanda Seyfried and Bette Midler lead the voice cast.
- The review finds the plot convoluted and the humour weak.

## Summary

Netflix’s *Steps* reimagines Cinderella by portraying her stepsisters as misunderstood outsiders and centring their bond rather than the traditional romance. The review argues that the film’s tangled story and weak humour make this revision feel lifeless, despite its colourful musical fantasy and prominent cast.

Lilith, voiced by Ali Wong, and Margot, voiced by Stephanie Hsu, move with their mother to a kingdom where they struggle to fit in; Cinderella, voiced by Amanda Seyfried, initially befriends them but later gives in to social pressure. After the sisters are excluded from the Royal Ball, Lilith takes the Fairy Godmother’s wand, but a rival seizes it and uses magic to sway the Prince. Bette Midler voices the Fairy Godmother, while Amy Poehler produced the film.

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