A Cinderella Story (2004)
Average Rating: 3.6/10
Reviews Counted: 101
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 90
An uninspired, generic updating of the classic fairy tale.
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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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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Cast
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Hilary Duff
Samantha Martin -
Jennifer Coolidge
Fiona -
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Chad Michael Murray
Austin -
Dan Byrd
Carter -
Regina King
Rhonda -
Julie Gonzalo
Shelby -
Lin Shaye
Mrs. Wells -
Madeline Zima
Brianna -
Andrea Avery
Gabriella -
Mary Pat Gleason
Eleanor -
Paul Rodriguez
Bobby -
Whip Hubley
Sam's Dad -
Kevin Kilner
Austin's Dad -
Erica Hubbard
Madison -
Simon Helberg
Terry -
Brad Bufanda
David -
J.D. Pardo
Ryan -
Aimee Lynn Chadwick
D.J. -
Kady Cole
Caitlyn -
Hannah Robinson
Young Sam -
Josh Prince
Swim Coach -
Art La Fleur
Coach -
James Eckhouse
Mr. Farrell -
Jonathan Slavin
Vernon -
John Billingsley
Mr. Rothman -
Lilli Babb
Young Gabriella -
Carlie Westerman
Young Brianna -
Mike Randleman
Chuck -
Christie Herring
Bachelorette #1 -
Lindsay Hollister
Bachelorette #2 -
Taylor Hoover
Beautiful Bachelorette -
Brittany Weber
Bachelorette -
Darryl Sivad
District Attorney -
Rita Maye Bland
Rollerskating Waitress ... -
Keli Murphy
Rollerskating Waitress ... -
Alexis Raich
Girl at Car Wash -
Sabin Rich
Locker Guy -
Sandra McCoy
Cheerleader/Dancer #1 -
Julianne Waters
Cheerleader/Dancer #2 -
Karen Elmore
Cheerleader/Dancer #3 -
Stella Choe
Cheerleader/Dancer #4 -
Jessie Rice-Holiday
Cheerleader/Dancer #5 -
Cricket Hamar
Cheerleader/Dancer #6 -
Shannon Novak
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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.
Top CriticLet me get quickly to the word that best describes this movie. It is horrible.
You can say of this movie, truly, that they took the most famous tale in the world and broke it.
Desperately conceived by even the most insipid standards of contemporary teen-queen cinema.
Give this wannabe Cinderella a big Bibbitti Bobbitti Boo.
Duff is cute and chirpy; Murray is cute and bland, and the stepsisters squabble a lot. Ho-hum.
Funny and sweet update of the Cinderella story.
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.
Charles Perrault must be spinning in his grave.
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?
'A Cinderella Story' makes so many good chocies, you wish you could like it more than you do.
There is a fair selection of extras, although none of them are exactly inspired.
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.
Rather than anything original or humorous or, heaven forbid, romantic developing from this fable, we get only tired clichés and worn-out stereotypes.
After watching the supplemental materials on this DVD, you'll never get the following words out of your head: "Hi, I'm Hilary Duff!"
Audience Reviews for A Cinderella Story
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- Austin: Sorry I waited for the rain.
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- Samantha Martin: Because waiting for you is like waiting for rain in this drought. Useless and disappointing.
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- Austin: You need a wax.
- Samantha Martin: Excuse me?
- Austin: [laughs] I meant the car.
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- Samantha Martin: Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game.
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