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A Cinderella Story (2004)

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11

Average Rating: 3.6/10
Reviews Counted: 101
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 90

An uninspired, generic updating of the classic fairy tale.

12

Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 29

An uninspired, generic updating of the classic fairy tale.

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Average Rating: 2.8/5
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Cute but geeky high-school student Samantha Martin (Hilary Duff) is knocked off her feet by her father's untimely death, which leaves his diner and Samantha's well-being in the care of Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge), Sam's thoroughly wicked stepmother. Not one to take on such menial tasks as dishwashing and mopping floors, Fiona exploits Sam's dependence as a method of hoisting any dirty work off her own shoulders. School is hardly a break for Samantha, particularly when Shelby (Julie Gonzalo) is

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Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy

Leigh Dunlap

Oct 19, 2004

$51.4M

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All Critics (109) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (94) | DVD (16)

A Cinderella Story doesn't break any new ground, but it's a well-acted little breeze of a film -- perfect if you're a 12-year-old girl.

July 19, 2004 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | Comments (2)
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Let me get quickly to the word that best describes this movie. It is horrible.

July 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post
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You can say of this movie, truly, that they took the most famous tale in the world and broke it.

July 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Washington Post
Washington Post
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Desperately conceived by even the most insipid standards of contemporary teen-queen cinema.

July 16, 2004 Full Review Source: USA Today
USA Today
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Give this wannabe Cinderella a big Bibbitti Bobbitti Boo.

July 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star
Toronto Star
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Duff is cute and chirpy; Murray is cute and bland, and the stepsisters squabble a lot. Ho-hum.

July 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Seattle Times
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Funny and sweet update of the Cinderella story.

December 21, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media

The movie will wash over adolescent female audiences who don't know any better like melted Brie on 110-degree asphalt, but for the rest of us it's a grueling waste of time.

July 11, 2010 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com
ColeSmithey.com

Charles Perrault must be spinning in his grave.

June 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Eye for Film
Eye for Film

I took a friend's 10-year-old daughter to see the film, and she found it 'too childish.' And who am I to argue with a member of this film's target audience?

September 11, 2006
Christianity Today

'A Cinderella Story' makes so many good chocies, you wish you could like it more than you do.

November 4, 2004 Full Review Source: Las Vegas Mercury
Las Vegas Mercury

There is a fair selection of extras, although none of them are exactly inspired.

October 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
Apollo Guide

In all fairness, A Cinderella Story is not as bad as the Olsen twins' New York Minute, because at least there is a plot involved, however contrived it may be.

October 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

Rather than anything original or humorous or, heaven forbid, romantic developing from this fable, we get only tired clichés and worn-out stereotypes.

October 18, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
Movie Metropolis

After watching the supplemental materials on this DVD, you'll never get the following words out of your head: "Hi, I'm Hilary Duff!"

October 10, 2004 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
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Audience Reviews for A Cinderella Story

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November 19, 2006
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December 26, 2006
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    1. Austin: Sorry I waited for the rain.
    – Submitted by Paige D (6 months ago)
    1. Samantha Martin: Because waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought. Useless and disappointing.
    – Submitted by Paige D (6 months ago)
    1. Austin: You need a wax.
    2. Samantha Martin: Excuse me?
    3. Austin: [laughs] I meant the car.
    – Submitted by Nick S (11 months ago)
    1. Samantha Martin: Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game.
    – Submitted by Rachna M (16 months ago)

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