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enchanted-poster.jpgGwen’s review of Enchanted directed by Kevin Lima
Live-action/animated movie released 21 Nov 07 by Andalasia Productions

I saw this film this weekend with my 8-year old daughter.  We went on a complete whim.  We just left her father at the airport so he could return to England where he lives, and the curtain-climber was sad.  So we showed up at the theater with no clear plan and no idea what was showing.  Boy did we get lucky.  Enchanted was worth every penny of the matinee-priced tickets and then some.  Even if I had had to pay for the full-priced tickets, I would have been happy.  It was that good.

What I think I liked the most about the film was it didn’t take itself too seriously.  It was not openly a farce, but neither did it try too hard.  Plus it had the most wonderful HEA(s) I’ve seen in a long while.

Amy Adams was AMAZING as Giselle.  I loved her character.  Susan Sarandon was a wonderful villain.  Timothy Spall (Nathaniel) played a very good henchman – actually a bit sad.  Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden were both very good heroes.  Pip, the chipmunk, was very funny in New York.

The romance was believable and so nicely done, I was smiling like a besotted idiot at the end.  In addition to being completely suitable for kids, it would make a terrific date night movie – I’d be shocked if you’re not feeling romantic at the end.

I totally recommend this movie, whether or not you have kids.  You will not regret the entertainment dollars spent.

faye.jpgGrade: A+
Blurb:

In an animated fairy tale world, a young girl meets and falls in love with the handsome prince of her dreams. News of this romance upsets the prince’s mother, the evil queen, who uses her black magic to send the girl hurtling out of the animated world into the one place in the universe where there is no true love: modern day Manhattan. The now-real girl has to survive in New York City and find her way home again to her true love.

Watch the trailer.