Enchanted (2007)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Kevin Lima

Writer (WGA):

Bill Kelly (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The real world and the animated world collide.

Plot:

A classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess who is sent to our world by an evil queen. Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer. Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

Plot Keywords:

Prince | New York City | City | Queen | Lawyer

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 25 nominations

Cast

Amy Adams	...	Giselle
Patrick Dempsey	...	Robert Philip
James Marsden	...	Prince Edward
Timothy Spall	...	Nathaniel
Idina Menzel	...	Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey	...	Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon	...	Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews	...	The Narrator (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Pip in Andalasia (voice)
Kevin Lima	...	Pip in New York (voice)
Emma Rose Lima	...	Bluebird / Fawn / Rapunzel (voice)
Teala Dunn	...	Bunny (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Troll (voice)
Courtney Williams	...	Sunglass Street Vendor
William Huntley	...	Grumpy

MPAA:

Rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Malaysia:U | Philippines:G | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Australia:G | Sweden:7 | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Hong Kong:I | Taiwan:GP | Netherlands:6 | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | USA:PG (certificate #43688) | South Africa:PG | France:U | New Zealand:G | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The wedding dress that Giselle wore weighed 45 pounds. A stunt double taught Amy Adams how to move in the dress.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Giselle is knocking on the Castle billboard, there is a camera shot from Robert's point of view. In the shot, one can see up part of Giselle's hoop dress. Under which, one can see dangling leather straps. These are most likely the leather straps of her safety harness and she is probably harnessed to the billboard.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Once upon a time, in a magical kingdom known as Andalasia, there lived an evil queen. Selfish and cruel, she lived in fear that one day her stepson would marry and she would lose her throne forever. And so she did all in her power to prevent the prince from ever meeting the one special maiden with whom he would share true love's kiss.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Jonas Brothers (#34.16)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Poor Giant (Fe-Fi...)

Practically Perfect

The movie is quite simply, the best Family movie in the past few years. From the beginning, the movie sucks you in with narration from a Disney Legend. You fall in love with the characters right away and it's quite simply a return to the greatness that Disney can deliver. The cast led by Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden and Timothy Spall (Wormtail from the Harry Potter movies who gives an inspired Oscar-worthy performance) is impeccable. Rounding out the cast is Susan Sarandon who is part Evil Queen, part Maleficent and pure EVIL and the adorable Rachel Covey who is the perfect "mini-princess" for Giselle to play off of. The music by Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken (in a return to brilliance) is terrific. The original songs are the best to come out of Disney since The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The story, quite simply is part fish-out-of-water, part romantic comedy, part animated and all fun. The live-action portion of the movie feels like your watching animation. The way that Giselle infects those around her with her innocent "Princess-esque" demeanor is really at the heart of what makes the movie so great. Of course, it wouldn't be Disney without a few scene-stealing animals who don't take over the movie and really are what they are meant to be, supporting characters. There are a few nods to the past as well. I won't share them here, but let's just say they are subtle enough not to be distracting, but still there enough to bring a smile to your face. The violence in the movie is nothing more than what you would see in any other PG family movie, and really aside from being live-action, isn't anything you wouldn't see in movies such as Sleeping Beauty or Snow White.