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Features actors: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey, Jeroen Krabbe, Megan Dodds, Melanie Lynskey & Richard O'Brian Rating:PG-13 Running time: 121 Min. Drew Barrymore plays Danielle, according to her great-great-great grand-daughter the real inspiration for the story of Cinderella. Just as in the classic fairy tale, Danielle lives with her mean stepmother and stepsisters, after the death of her beloved father. They force her to do all the work. She meets the prince, goes to the ball wearing glass slippers, and runs away before midnight. But there are some big differences. No pumpkin coach, no fairy godmother, and no bibbity-bobbity-boo. This heroine is not meekly obedient. She stays on because she wants to take care of her home and the people who work there, because it makes her feel close to her father, and because she still hopes that somehow she will find approval from the only mother she has ever known. The stepmother, played by Anjelica Houston in her most evil "The Witches" mode, is not going to give it to her. She tells Danielle that she sees her as a pebble in her shoe. All she cares about is making sure that the prince chooses her elder daughter, Marguerite (Megan Dodd), as his bride. She is willing to lie, cheat, and steal to make it happen. Meanwhile, the Prince (Dougray Scott) is not quite Charming. He appears arrogant, but is really just lonely and aimless. His parents want him to marry the princess of Spain to cement a strategic alliance, but he wants to fall in love. He meets Danielle when she's disguised as a courtier to rescue a family servant sold by her stepmother to pay her debts, and he's very taken by Danielle's passion and intellect. The stepmother finds out about their relationship and does her best to thwart it. When the prince finds out that Danielle is not really of noble birth, he's furious at first. But it all ends happily ever after, even without a fairy godmother (though with a little help from Leonardo da Vinci). This is such a great Cinderella movie!Great acting, time setting is in the 16th century France, with great costumes, makes you feel like your in that time frame when watching.Would recommend to rent or buy!Hope this helps you decide.Thanks for reading!Please click YES at the bottom.:)Read full review
Rated PG with a running time of 122 minutes. Don't miss this Cinderella story starring Drew Barrymore and Anjelica Huston. The story takes place in 16th century France. A story of a young girl named Danielle who loses both parents at a young age. She lives with her stepmother and two stepsisters who treat her badly. Danielle is a beautiful, wise, adventurous, kind and giving soul. She stands up to the evil in her life and wins love and respect along her way. First encounters with Prince Henry will leave you laughing. An added delight is an artist named Leonardo DaVinci. When a Royal Ball is announced the suspense begins to build as her stepfamily strive to keep Danielle from the ball, where Prince Henry (Dougray Scott) must announce his upcoming marriage to an unknown bride. This retelling of a classic fairy tale romance is very much worth watching.Read full review
I watched, 'Ever After' on video. I feel this has been a very overlooked movie. The casting of this movie was quite well done. Not to mention the costume designs in every area of this movie were elegant, superb. Some of the films' location shots are just beautiful. This is not the traditional Cinderella story we may be used to, however, it holds its own throughout the entire movie. Anjelica Huston makes hating her easy as Daniel's (Drew Barrymore) evil stepmother. Prince Henry (Dougray Scott) was unknown to me when I saw this movie. He does well in both his acting and is quite easy on the eyes. I found this story-line made me want to cheer for the good characters as well as the 'evil' characters getting their, "Just Desserts" I think this movie is a must see for the sentimental viewer as well as anyone who just plain appreciates the art of cinema. This movie is well written, cast, directed and full of great arty film making.Read full review
What can I say - I love Drew Barrymore - I enjoy this movie because the girl gets the Prince :) It's important to be able to have movies that the whole family can watch. This movie has great humor and I think the writers really enjoyed throwing in a few quips here and there. The best thing is that there were no language issues - I always go for good clean family flicks ;)
Love this movie, its the new cinderalla, and Drew Barrymore is excellent. Adventure, comedy and excellent version with a mind opening view. Of course great romance. A most for one's collection, I need to get the DVD also~
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