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1998 Certificate PG
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In a re-telling of one of our most beloved tales, a resourceful young woman must overcome the schemes of her evil stepmother to be with the one she loves -- the Prince of France -- who has fallen for her beauty and intelligence. With the ingenuity of Leonardo Di Vinci and the strength of love, the young woman realizes that the .. Read more

Starring Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau
Director Andrew Tennant
Genres Drama, Romance

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Ever After

In a re-telling of one of our most beloved tales, a resourceful young woman must overcome the schemes of her evil stepmother to be with the one she loves -- the Prince of France -- who has fallen for her beauty and intelligence. With the ingenuity of Leonardo Di Vinci and the strength of love, the young woman realizes that the Cinderella stories can come true.

Starring Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Jeanne Moreau, Megan Dodds, Patrick Godfrey, Melanie Lynskey
Director Andrew Tennant
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 56 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, Romance
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 07 Feb 2000
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    If you're looking for undemanding viewing, this frivolous TV movie reuniting Six Million Dollar Man Lee Majors with the Bionic Woman (Lindsay Wagner) is just the ticket. The story has the bionic duo coming out of retirement to foil a terrorist who is about to launch a nuclear-tipped missile; they also must free the ambassador to the Bahamas, whose embassy has been hijacked. After the daring heroics, the couple finally get hitched. Fans of the TV shows will like seeing how their heroes have aged, but this sombre version is sorely lacking in the originals' comic-book elements.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • "...[A] surprisingly clever take on the classic fairy tale....[Barrymore displays] her enthusiasm and wit..."

    • Premiere
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    A marvelous film - suitable for just about anyone

    When this popped through my mailbox I couldn't understand why on earth I asked for it. Cinderella for a middle-aged man? Must have been a great review somewhere that did it. So now it's my turn to spread the word……

    This is simply a great piece of movie-making. It takes the well-known fairy-tale/panto characters and makes them actually believable. The stepmother (Anjelica Huston) is totally selfish rather than catoonishly "wicked", similarly the "ugly" sisters given flawed but separate identities - Melanie Lynskey provides wonderful comic relief.

    Drew Barrymore looks the part through and through but the masterstroke is replacing the magical "fairy godmother" with Leonard de Vinci! Sounds crazy but it works, Cast your prejudice aside - This is a fairy-tale for everyone.

      • IvanMc from Fleetwood
      • Posted 28 Sep 2005 11:19

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Finally, a 3D prince charming!

    The best thing about this truly excellent retelling of 'Cinderella' is that Prince Charming finally becomes a real person! Instead of the usual handsome prince come to rescue poor helpless Danielle, she is quite capable of rescuing herself and he is far from perfect. It is a shock when he finds out that she's not who he thought and he reacts badly, as most people would when being made to look foolish in public.

    The same is true of the wicked stepmother: there is a reason for her treatment of danielle and with that, she too becomes a real person. Not a good person, but not some kind of inhuman monster either.

    That is not to say that the film doesn't have faults, there are certain holes in its logic which grate somewhat, such as Danielle's ability with a sword. But these do not really impact your enjoyment of the story. And it is nice to finally see Cincerella something other than a helpless victim.

      • A customer from North Shields, England
      • Posted 01 Jan 2005 21:43

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