Ella Enchanted (2004)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 114
Fresh: 57 | Rotten: 57
Hathaway is a charming heroine, but the simple storyline gets overwhelmed by silly gimmickry.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 16
Hathaway is a charming heroine, but the simple storyline gets overwhelmed by silly gimmickry.
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Adapted from author Gail Carson Levine's award-winning children's book of the same name, the Miramax-financed modern fantasy Ella Enchanted is directed by Tommy O'Haver and stars The Princess Diaries alumna Anne Hathaway. Ella (Hathaway) lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands
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Cast
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Anne Hathaway
Ella of Frell -
Hugh Dancy
Prince Charmont -
Cary Elwes
Prince Regent Edgar -
Patrick Bergin
Sir Peter -
Vivica A. Fox
Lucinda Perriweather -
Steve Coogan
Heston -
Jennifer Higham
Olive -
Eric Idle
Narrator -
Minnie Driver
Mandy -
Joanna Lumley
Dame Olga -
Aidan McArdle
Slannen the Elf -
Jimi Mistry
Benny -
Parminder Nagra
Areida -
Lucy Punch
Hattie
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All Critics (123) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (58) | DVD (19)
A thoroughly charming performer with a bracing freshness about her that carries the film, [Hathaway] establishes credible chemistry with Brit thesp Dancy.
Top CriticAn overcalculated fusion of Shrek and The Princess Bride with all the smarts replaced by smartass.
It had some creative touches, but I thought the special effects were kind of cheesy.
In its innocence, sweet heart and abundant wit, it has more going for it, by my accounting, than a dozen more expensive-looking films.
This all makes for good and entertaining fun, from the musical numbers of 1980s pop tunes to the flamboyant fight scenes. For a while. But you've seen this all before.
Mostly ... the film bubbles along happily.
Endearing, enduring, with just a few bits of crude humor
Anne Hathaway is the cheery spark in this glitzy girl's fantasy story from screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith ("Legally Blonde").
The Narrator begins and ends the story talking about how fairy tales transport us to another place, but the sad fact is that Ella lets us stay right where we are.
Avoids a misstep common among girl-empowerment flicks, which often emasculate the male lead to make the heroine truly heroic… manages to make both leads appealing.
Hey, it's better than the Shrek films.
The idea of mixing the modern with the medieval is a dubious Mulligan's stew -- and annoys quickly.
'El público seguramente quedará encantado por la inocencia, el humor y la magia de una película a la que seguramente el tiempo dará el lugar que merece.'
Audience Reviews for Ella Enchanted
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- Hattie: Just admit you're stupid and don't know what you're talking about.
- Ella of Frell: I'm stupid and I don't know what I'm talking about.
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