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Starring: Drew Barrymore,  Anjelica Huston,  Dougray Scott,  Patrick Godfrey,  Megan Dodds, 
Directed By: Andy Tennant, 
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Release Date: 1998-07-31
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Format: Closed-captioned,  Color,  DVD-Video,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Ever After - A Cinderella Story

Description
A "modern" young woman of the 16th century, Danielle (Barrymore) is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Against remarkable odds, she stands up to her scheming stepmother (Huston) and works miracles on the lives of everyone around her, including the crown prince of France (Dougray Scott)!Now you can relive this captivating, contemporary retelling of the classic fairytale.

Amazon.com
Take away the Fairy Godmother, and what have you got left from the Cinderella fable? The story of a girl for whom a bad stroke of luck is no match for her internal strength and purity of heart. Drew Barrymore plays Cinderella's alleged inspiration, Danielle, in this romantic drama that purports to tell the "facts" behind the Grimm brothers' story. One of three daughters of a man (Jeroen Krabbé) who dies and leaves her fate in the hands of a conniving stepmother (Anjelica Huston), Danielle is cast into the lowly role of a servant. Meanwhile, her sisters are evaluated as possible mates for a French prince (Dougray Scott), but he's far more intrigued with Danielle's intelligence and beauty--not to mention her way with a sword and fist. Directed by Andy Tennant (who directed Barrymore in TV's The Amy Fisher Story), Ever After has that rare ability to win the heart and mind of a viewer simply by being committed to its own innocence, particularly where Barrymore's luminous performance is concerned. A contemporary take on an old, virtually forgotten Hollywood convention--the costume adventure with middling artistic ambition but real audience appeal--Ever After is a surprisingly delightful film. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews for Ever After - A Cinderella Story

Ever After - A Cinderella Story
I enjoy love stories ... and this is a keeper for sure! It brightens my day to watch. Drew Barrymore is fantastic. It is warm, loving... and even when the evil step mother gets what's do to her in the end...it's light and funny. A new twist on the Cinderella story. Enjoy!Ever After - A Cinderella Story

Ever After
I love this version of Cinderella. The acting is superb and its a great fairy tale.Ever After - A Cinderella Story

Indulge in this!
Ever After - A Cinderella Story is a sweet period piece starring Drew Barrymore. I saw this movie in the theatre when it was released in 1998 and I loved every minute of it. Barrymore brings warmth and sensitivity to the role and Anjelica Huston is just plain nasty as her wicked stepmother (just how I like a villian to be played). This Cinderella Story has a little bit of a twist, I highly recommend purchasing this gorgeous chick flick, enjoy!Ever After - A Cinderella Story

Wonderful Customer Service!
One of the first things this company did was send me a personal e-mail thanking me for my purchase and giving me the UPS tracking number for my item. The book come promptly and securely. I would look to them to buy more books.Ever After - A Cinderella Story

tiny problem
It's a bit hard to classify this movie: it's basically a big-budget, dramatic retelling of the Cinderella story - minus the fairy godmothers or any supernatural element - aimed at young girls who fantasize about being princesses.

There are many aspects of the film that are well-done, but the major problem with it is the lead actress, Drew Barrymore. It's not that she can't act or doesn't look the part; it's her private life, the lurid details of which are now public knowledge (e.g., in rehab by age 13!).

That being the case, it's virtually impossible to take her seriously as an innocent princess. In fact, it's hard to sit through this movie and think of anything other than the irony -- even preposterousness -- of what you're watching. Perhaps, the filmmakers reasoned, the silliness of this will be lost on the moppet audience to which the movie is geared.

The chief merit of the film, I submit, is Anjelica Houston's chilling and utterly convincing performance as the evil step-mother. The problem there, however, is that it's so well-done that the movie seems to depress you more than it uplifts you, which it does try to do at the end, when everything of course turns out all right.

A net bummer, in other words.Ever After - A Cinderella Story

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