Grimm's Finest Fairy Tales: The Blue Light

Before Aladdin had a magic lamp with a genie, Jacob had a blue lantern with a servant who could also grant him every wish. By German standards, this is one of their better fairy tales that doesn't wallow in tame and infantile characters. Of the actors, Christian Tramitz as the "genie" was the most interesting, but I found the rest of the cast quite likeable as well. I also praise the believably creepy make-up of the witch. (02/23/2020)