enchanted by enchanted

So, every time I am home with the parents, we try to do a movie and dinner. So, this trip, we decided to take in the new live-action/animated hybrid, ENCHANTED. I loved this movie! Disney does a great job with a sweet story, casting fantastic actors, and also, pokes fun at itself, keeping adults in stitches remembering the animated movies they grew up on...mostly those before the TOY STORY era. So, the movie starts in animation where our young lovers meet and fall in love, and plan to marry. The prince's stepmother (the delicious Susan Sarandon) fears the loss of her power and so leads the young, beautiful Giselle (the pitch-perfect Amy Adams) to a wishing well that she pushes her into, and deposits the young girl in a place where no on has a happily-ever-after...NYC. (he he) So, as she tries to find her bearings and lost-love, she meets a NYC lawyer (the well-coiffed Patrick Dempsey) and his daughter who kindly put her up for a night. Chaos ensues as the Prince (the always fabulous James Marsden) takes himself off to find his love in the city pursued by the stepmother's henchman (the funny Timothy Spall). Smart, funny, and sweet, this film takes all the fun of a Disney film and updates it for a contemporary audience.

Final thoughts: A fun and worthwhile trip to the movies!

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