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Enchanted

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• Comedy
• Family

• 2007
• Kevin Lima
• 103 mins
• PG

Summary

Part-animated romantic fantasy starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and Susan Sarandon. In the cartoon fairy-tale land of Andalasia, innocent maiden Giselle, a friend to all the animals, is about to marry the man of her dreams, Prince Edward. But Queen Narissa, Edward's evil stepmother, tricks Giselle in to visiting a wishing well where she's magically transported to present-day New York City. Can the now-real Giselle survive in a world where storybook happy endings rarely come true?

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Sue Robinson

After a disappointing third instalment of the Shrek franchise (known for poking fun at Disney), it seems the studio may have had the last laugh with this romantic fantasy. Amy Adams (Julie & Julia) plays Giselle, who in the brief animated first segment is searching for her prince, and finds him in the form of Edward (James Marsden). But he has a wicked stepmother (Susan Sarandon) who has no intention of giving up her privileged place in the kingdom in favour of her future daughter-in-law, so (as animation gives way to live action) transports Giselle to a spot where there are no happy endings - New York, of course. So begins this sweet and funny tale of a fish out of water in the Big Apple. Complete with an eye-popping production number in Central Park, sly digs at every established fairy-tale cliché (from Little Red Riding Hood to Snow White) and a witty script, this certainly boasts a wide-ranging appeal. If anything, the crash-bang-wallop CGI ending is rather overblown, but thankfully it's the simple charm and humour of the tale that lingers in the memory.

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7.1/10

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Cast

rolenameGiselleAmy AdamsRobert PhilipPatrick DempseyPrince EdwardJames MarsdenNathanielTimothy SpallNancy TremaineIdina MenzelMorgan PhilipRachel CoveyQueen NarissaSusan SarandonNarratorJulie Andrews

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rolenameDirectorKevin Lima

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Theatrical distributor

Buena Vista

Released on

2007-12-14

Languages

English

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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