a typically, delightful fantasy from Disney

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2008)

Enchanted is a good, delightful fantasy from the studio that has made many such films.
The story, is what you would expect It is half real life & half animated, very silly at times,It is also romantic in the old fashioned manner. ( Very chaste & Vanilla).
There are a few good songs, 3 of them were nominated for an Oscar. To its credit they were done LIVE, I wish all songs were done live in films, like they used to be, Years back they always had a scene in a night club or bar, where the star or featured performer sang. (that is when it was not an actual musical comedy).
The acting in ENCHANTED is good, Amy Adams is our heroine, Patrick Dempsey is our real life hero, James Marsdden is our fairy tale hero, brought to life. Susan Sarandin is th evil witch, Timothy Spall is our comic relief.
two other performers I must mention,Patrick Dempse has a cute daughter, & little Rachel Covey is this typically delightful Disney moppet,
Idina Menzel is Dempsey's fiancé, I know I want to see more of this actress.
The film has a proper PG rating,
Many Disney movies should have been rated PG,some of the older ones had at least one scary scene. The running time of 103 minutes is about 15 minutes too long, It has a tendency to drag in spots, Overall, it is a good BUT not great family fun
Ratings *** out of 4: 86 out of 100 points: IMDb 8 out of 10