There's enough attitude here to keep the audience laughing, even when the film tips into stupid spoofery.
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04/18/04
Ella Enchanted (2004)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:55
Rotten:56
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Hathaway is a charming heroine, but the simple storyline gets overwhelmed by silly gimmickry.
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Similar to SHREK and THE PRINCESS BRIDE, this fantasy adventure, based on a book by Gail Carson Levine, combines fairy tale with sly, 21st century pop humor. Teenage Ella (THE PRINCESS DIARIES'... [More]
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Joanna Lumley, Cary Elwes
Director: Tommy O'Haver
Reviews for Ella Enchanted
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12/18/04
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04/01/06
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12/14/04
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06/24/06
Top CriticI wouldn't even mind watching it more than once, which is the true test.
04/16/04
'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.'
07/20/04
... there's an unabashed charm in Hathaway's sweet and spunky performance and a rejuvenating energy unleashed in a pair of bright musical numbers.
04/08/04
From the very beginning, the film’s primary dysfunction is that it can’t decide exactly how smarmy or adorably postmodern it wants to be.
03/28/04
Considering its pedigree, this Ella could have been a whole lot more enchanting.
04/08/04
The movie is an embarrassment -- another example of Hollywood excess overwhelming and sinking an otherwise unassuming story.
04/08/04
Has plenty of charm (but) had O'Haver been smarter about its self-awareness and more consistent with its cleverness, the movie might have been able to stand the test of time.
04/07/04
Ella embraces the conventions of the fairy tale . . . while simultaneously gently spoofing them.
04/09/04
Though slightly uneven, this film version of Ella Enchanted never wavers from the magic of author Gail Carson Levine's words for girls: The demands of obedience should not be used to chain their souls.
04/09/04
It's the MTV, Teen Beat-lovin' teenage girls who will sing its praises the loudest.
04/09/04
Talk about enchanting.
04/09/04
Completely owing its body and soul to Shrek, this is yet another fractured fairy tale designed for kids living in a postmodern age.
04/07/04
Ella Enchanted is a delightful fairy tale romp from start to finish with a spunky heroine who has an ardor for justice.
04/08/04
Like The Phantom Tollbooth and the cult TV series H.R. Puffnstuff, this film appears to have convalesced into head-trip allegories for older, pharmaceutically-savvy viewers.
04/12/04
An overcalculated fusion of Shrek and The Princess Bride with all the smarts replaced by smartass.
04/20/04
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