Kind of disenchanting...

Rating: 6/10 (26 November 2007)

Kind of disenchanting...I heard great reviews about "the great Disney comeback" but only the chipmunk sidekick Pip really delivered the laughs.
Enchanted starts as an animated flick, and the audience is on board for how it would transition to reality. However, the cheesy cartoon, which is obviously meant to be a spoof, just dragged on too long for comfort.
Amy Adams is a terrific actress and immersed in the character Giselle, but she looked way too old (at 33!) for the role. The grand transformation scene was anticlimactic; she looked dull and her lackluster, understated purple dress made her look washed out. Her plain but mercifully expressive face simply isn't beautiful enough, but her acting carried her all the way through.
Patrick Dempsey is perfect as the tired, cynical lawyer Robert Philip, and so is Rachel Covey, who plays his shy child Morgan., who is forced to mature too soon. Covey is thankfully not annoying for a child actor and actually brought dimension to her character. James Marsden was great as the conceited, swashbuckling Prince Edward, while Susan Sarandon indeed looked evil as the villainous Queen Narissa.
It's targeted more for children and is not as funny as Shrek or even Over the Hedge. If you hate singing in movies, not even when spoofed, you also might not take to Enchanted very kindly.