I thought it was going to be better

Rating: 5/10 (4 December 2007)

Let me start with the introduction. Seeing the oh-so-not-interesting trailer I had no expectations nor intent in seeing this movie. I thought it looked cliché, unoriginal, and totally not funny. Maybe thats how I should have went into seeing this movie? Well, my choice in seeing this came from my aunt, uncle, and two cousins saying it was hilarious and an overall good movie. My thoughts had changed and I was going to see "Enchanted".
Mostly everyone has seen the trailers/previews for this movie so they know whats going down when they hit the movie theater (if you don't I almost don't feel sorry for you). Basically put, its an old Disney fairytale that meets live action. The cliché princess Giselle is banished down a well by the evil queen who oddly resembles that of Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. So pretty much she needs to find her prince and somehow survive in the strange world that doesn't work the way she is used too. Can she do it? The movie focuses around one thing, taking every Disney idea and clashing it with well thought out comedy to create a slow moving kids movie that will more than likely will appeal to adults rather than what it aims for. The character of Giselle is extremely lovable as well as all the fairy tale characters but the Manhattan characters seem somewhat dull and uninteresting. The opening scene in the movie almost tries to hard to be funny and the song is just over done to the max. It was nice at first, but oh my god can you say dragged?! The main problem with this movie is that it doesn't know what audience it is aiming for. The kid behind me kept saying "Mommy, I don't want to be here." The movie needed to make up its mind halfway through and never does. With the pattern of good lined scenes being ruined in the previews, this movie has no spunk when its finally shown to you. Every single line was out before the movie so I didn't chuckle once. Another major problem I had with the movie is the moral. There seemed to be one at the midway point but then it just dissolved and seemed to dismiss itself. I mean, is it don't love someone until you know them? Be yourself? I'm not quite sure. The relationship between the daughter (so forgettable I don't even remember her name) and Giselle seemed rushed and just there to make the movie "heartfelt." We saw them together maybe once...and Giselle never even taught her that dreams do come true. I hate to be coming down on a kids movie, but I wouldn't feel as bad if it was aimed where it was supposed to be. Like I said, maybe I should have seen it thinking it was going to be horrible...