Enchanted
Released: 2007
Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo.
Cast: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Susan Sarandon, Julie Andrews
Rating: 9.5 out of 10
Runtime: 1 Hr. 47 Mins.
Favorite Quotes: “The steel beast is dead peasants! I’ve set you all free!” “I seek a beautiful girl. My life partner, my one coquette, the answer to my love’s duet.” “He knows the song too? I’ve never heard this song before!”
Summary (from IMDB): An animated fairy tale meets modern, live-action comedy. The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn’t operate on a “happily ever after” basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
This is obviously a little different from the other movies I have done so far. I was so impressed with it that I couldn’t not do a review for it.
The Bad Stuff:
- They tease with an image of a dragon close to the beginning and it looked really cool. When it showed up, I was a little disappointed. I can understand why they toned down the scary (children’s movie) but I was hoping for something a little more like the Sleeping Beauty dragon.
That is the only problem I had with the whole movie.
The Good Stuff:
- Amy Adams does a great job of blending every Disney princess into one character. Everything from the inflections of her voice to her movements fit perfectly.
- James Marsden completely stole the movie. He is by far my favorite part. It was weird to see Cyclops from X-Men wearing a prince costume and singing, though.
- It was fun to try and point out which Disney movie they were referencing in different scenes. Fun stuff from an angry midget that “Giselle” calls Grumpy to the subtle arm placements and costumes of the dance scene.
- Everyone’s acting was great. Each person fell right into place in the world that the film makers created.
- The CG was done very well.
This movie is a lot of fun and it is very family friendly (unlike the rest of the movies I have reviewed). I was very skeptical that I would like it, but it absolutely blew me away.
