fairy tale meets real life

Rating: 7/10 (26 November 2007)

This movie has - what else would you expect - a happy ending. The movie rides on the comical clash of cultures when fairy tale characters end up in New York city. The New Yorkers and the fairy tale characters clearly have very different notions on romance. In the end, they learn from each other. The movie was actually better than I had expected. Amy Adams is wonderful as Giselle. The "prince charming" was a bit cheesy and never evolved beyond the clichés. Susan Sarandon is pleasantly evil. Of course anything can happen in a fairy tale, so with the help of a kiss from the right prince and a glass shoe, the day is saved before the clock strikes midnight. And they lived happily ever after.