Enchanted - you will be

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2007)

I grew up with Disney movies. I am now 22 and still love them so when I heard of Enchanted I couldn't help but be excited.
It is just a fantastic movie - it took all the usual Disney clichÃ©s which work in their own wonderful way in cartoon form such as signing beauties, dashing princes, housework loving animals and introduced them to the real world of people.
I loved the little shout outs to the Disney classics, such as Giselle appearing in the bubbles as she was cleaning the floor and the chandelier moment during the ballroom dance.
The cast were fantastic - Amy Adams and James Marsden just went for it and gave it their all. I do think that James Marsden stole the show from everybody. It was fun to watch Patrick Dempsey's stern lawyer finally give into the fairy tale happy life that Giselle lived by, however I do think that Susan Sarandon was under used as the wicked step-mother and she could do very little with the character with her very limited scene time.
What made the movie great was Disney making fun of itself. It if had of been another company making fun of Disney it wouldn't have worked just as well.
This is a very limited review but I would give the movie 10/10. I haven't enjoyed a film as much at the cinema in a long time - it was fun, happy, colourful - everything you would expect from a Disney movie - Kids will love the film for what it is and adults will appreciate the irony. A thoroughly enjoyable movie all round