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Summary: Not The Typical Cinderella Story
Review: When someone says "Cinderella," you think of a young girl who's father dies, leaving her with an evil step mother and 2 step sisters. She gets a fairy godmother and goes off to marry a prince. Umm..well, you're going to be in for a surprise. Ever After has absolutely none of that hocus-pocus fairy godmother stuff. It's realistic, and could actually happen. And you'll love the fact that Cinderella (Danielle), isn't going to wait around for fairy godmother. She's got smarts, and is going to use it.
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Summary: Lovely!
Review: This is one of my favorite movies, and definatly my fav Drew Barrymore movie. It's not like the typical Cinderella fantasy story that is often seen in re-makes. Danielle (aka Cinderella) is very strong minded, has a beautiful soul, and yet longing for love since her father died. She is stuck with her wicked step mother and one wicked step-sister(the other one is nice to her). It is actually the prince who is quite immature and lost in life, until he meets his lovely match. I try to watch this movie about once a month and i always fall in love with it over and over. The score, acting, setting, locations are wonderful. Don't miss this Cindy movie(skip on Maid in Manhattan...blah)!
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Summary: Sometimes we all need a little fairytale
Review: While I can't deny the sappiness, this movie is one I have watched over and over. Drew Barrymore is enduring as always. No matter how many times I have seen it, I find myself tearing up at the end.
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Summary: "Once upon a time..."
Review: When "Ever After" came out in theaters several years ago, I had dismissed it as just another chic flick. It wasn't until a year or so afterwards that I decided to rent it and was so impressed by it, that I bought a copy shortly after. While this movie is a romantic rendition of "Cinderella" (one of my favorite fairy tales), the story is meant to be thought of as real. It takes place in 16th-century France where the orphaned heroine, Danielle de Barbarac (played by Drew Barrymore), lives in the country with her evil stepmother (Anjelica Huston) and two stepsisters (Megan Dodds and Melanie Lynskey, though Melanie is slightly nicer).One day Danielle pretends to be a courtier to free one of her household's servants from being sent to the Americas, resulting in Prince Henry (Dougray Scott) falling in love with her--though they had met previously when she had knocked him flat off his horse by throwing an apple at his head. (She had mistaken him for a thief.) Yet he doesn't realize that's who she really is--a peasant. Danielle knows she cannot keep her identity a secret for much longer, especially with the jealous scheming of her stepfamily--not to mention the growing affection from Prince Henry. But will he be understanding when he finds out the truth about Danielle? Despite this surprising, yet realistic outcome, "Ever After" is a wonderfully lighthearted and humorous movie, full of beautiful scenery and costumes. My favorite performance would have to be by Anjelica Huston, who plays Baroness Rodmilla de Ghent, the evil stepmother. She's one of my favorite actresses and pulls the spiteful part of with ease. There are plenty of other terrific characters in this movie as well, such as the sympathetic Leonardo da Vinci (played by Patrick Godfrey), who paints Danielle's portrait and offers the prince worldly and romantic advice. I highly recommend this movie!
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Summary: Awesome, beautiful, wonderful movie!
Review: I have probably seen this film at least 10 times. I may be a tad biased, though, because I LOVE Drew Barrymore. She is the best actress in the world, as far as I'm concerned. She does a brilliant job in this movie, and everything about it is just so romantic and touching. Prince Henry is the most charming prince I've ever seen in any film, and he's easy on the eyes for the women out there. I highly recommend this film to anyone, but especially girls and women across the globe. It's a "chick flick" but has a wonderful story behind it (Cinderella with strength, wit and ultimate beauty).
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Summary: The best Cinderella story I have seen
Review: Of all the Cinderella movies I have seen this is the best. Drew is very captivating and charming as Cinderella, but Anjelica is marvellous as her stepmother!!! I really enjoyed this movie. If you like Cinderella story, you MUST buy this one. You will not regret. The very best version of the Cinderella story ever. I recommend.
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Summary: Enchanting
Review: I'm usually not the type of person who will watch a movie advertised as "a modern-day Cinderella story"...I mean, c'mon, Cinderella is such a wimp, crying and waiting for the fairy godmother to come and rescue her, and being pushed around by those stepsister's. But, I assure you, Drew Barrymore's Danielle is no such girl. She has backbone, and strength, and charm, too. The characters are played by great actors, and have more depth than in the traditional legend. It manages to be romantic but not sappy, as well as gut-splittingly funny.
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Summary: Wonderful movie for everyone!
Review: What can I say...I've watched this movie over a dozen times and could watch it a dozen more! It is that beautiful! As well as being funny and touching. This film has wonderful actors and actresses. The scenes are gorgeous. The story, well, its not your basic 'Cinderella' story. Danielle, (Drew Barrymore) is the ultimate 'Cinderella.' The 'evil step-sisters' are also different from the norm. One is nice and the other is actually prettier than 'Cinderella.' The Prince, well he is a bit of a new sort as well. He's searching for something more then looks! He's looking for what 'Danielle' (Barrymore) has...brains, passion for life, strong will and confidence. The evil stepmother is just that, evil. Nothing different there, but I find this version to be fresh, original and wonderful! I highly recommend this film to everyone, families, romantics, everyone! Five stars isn't enough! This movie will, for 'Ever After,' be one of my top 10 favorites. :)
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Summary: Full of magic
Review: Very often "realistic fantasy stories" flop like dying fish. "Ever After" is one of the few exceptions, a sparkling tale about Cinderella in a semi-historic setting, with an outstanding cast, strong script, and a delightful love story. What's a fairy tale without magic? It's "Ever After." Danielle (Drew Barrymore) is a young girl raised alone by her father, who encourages his daughter's intelligence, curiosity and strong will. But her life takes a tragic turn when her father marries a haughty social-climber Baroness Rodmilla De Ghent (Angelica Houston), and brings her and her two daughters Marguerite and Jacqueline (Megan Dodds and Melanie Lynskey) to live with Danielle. He dies tragically of a heart attack, leaving his daughter alone with his widow. Years later, Danielle is treated like one of the servants, with whom she is a loyal friend. Her only relics of her past life are a pair of shoes and a beautiful dress left by her mother. When one of the servants is imprisoned falsely for theft, Danielle goes to try to save him. And there, she bumps into the young Prince Henry, who is being pressured by his stuffy parents to marry -- and Rodmilla is targeting him as a potential mate for one of her daughters. But Henry falls in love with Danielle -- her intelligence, her political knowledge, her love of fun, her bravery, and her strength.As Danielle and the prince grow closer, the scheming of her stepmother threatens to destroy their relationship. The director knows the right way to mix comedy and drama in a way that seems entirely plausible. When Henry "dumps" the Spanish princess, or when he wakes his parents with all sorts of bright plans, the audience laughs out of affectionate amusement. You like or dislike the characters exactly as the director wants you to. And he apparently knows that magic is less in plot elements than in the atmosphere -- though the setting is medieval France, there is the sort of bright, ornate look to the castle and clothes that you see in fairy tales. (The only exception is the painfully-90s gown and sparkling makeup that Danielle wears at the climax. This is medieval France, not the Butterfly prom!) The script is full of funny or tense moments, and the frequent uses of Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" add an extra dimension of realism. And, in perhaps the most brilliant move in this film, one of the stepsisters is not "wicked." Rather the chubby, not-as-pretty but good-natured Jacqueline adds a silent ally to Danielle and prevents Jacqueline and Marguerite from turning, essentially, into one character. Drew Barrymore is exquisite as Danielle, putting on Danielle's intelligence, wit and strength with ease and believability. Thankfully Danielle is never turned into a feminist in the usual sense of the word; she is unafraid to show that she is every inch a man's equal, but the movie doesn't bash viewers with that theme. Dougray Scott is equally good as Henry, mixing pride and confusion, sweetness and boredom into a very believable young prince. Anjelica Huston is almost hammily enjoyable as Rodmilla; Dodds and Lynskey are even better as her daughters. And even Leonardo da Vinci (Patrick Godfrey) makes an appearance to help smooth out the course of true love. This is a family movie in the best sense of the word. The plotline and scripting are clever enough for adults to enjoy thoroughly, but there is nothing that the kids can't watch. So get everyone together and watch this enchanting retelling.
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Summary: Forever After
Review: This is one of my fav films. Drew Barrymore stars as Danielle, a modern 16th century woman. She is no wimp. Faced with the death of her beloved father & then the cruelty of her stepmother and one of two stepsisters, Danielle still has optimism & a sunny view of life. She uses her mind as well as her charm to win the admiration and heart of the dashing Prince Henry (newcomer Dougray Scott).
When Danielle is sold to the lecherous Pierre Le Pieu (the deliciously wicked Richard O'Brien), Prince Henry goes to rescue her. But Danielle needs no rescuing. She has the situation well in hand as Henry discovers when he sees her exit Le Pieu's castle, her freedom & virtue intact.
As always, Anjelica Huston gives a winning performance as the Baroness, Danielle's cruel stepmother. She & Richard O'Brien give villainy a new name.
I think everyone will enjoy this version of the Cinderella story. It is one to treasure forever.
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