REVIEW SUMMARY: A superb fairy tale movie for the entire family.

MY RATING:

BRIEF SYNOPSIS: When Ella is born, her godmother gives her the gift of obedience. Now, no matter what anyone tells Ella to do, she must obey.

MY REVIEW:
PROS: Clever story, Anne Hathaway is enchanting, Cary Elwes is wonderfully evil.
CONS: Story is just a little corny in places; a little too dancy-face for my tastes
BOTTOM LINE: Besides Hathaway and Elwes the acting is double-plus ungood, and Minni Driver, who I like, was under-utilized. We watched it for family night and everyone really enjoyed it. Unlike Shrek (which was rated PG), this is a wonderful story for even very small children.

When Ella (Hathaway) is born, her fairy godmother grants her the 'gift' of obedience. As Ella grows up, she realizes that this gift is more of a curse. When her evil step-sisters find out about it, Ella is forced to leave her home to find her godmother, who is the only one who can remove the curse. On her journey, Ella finds Prince Char and discovers that the prince's guardian, the steward of the realm (Elwes) is responsible for a lot of the evil in the land. Now removing the curse becomes a matter of national security!

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Posted by APEGamer at Monday September 06, 2004 at 10:13 PM
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