Well-Written, Original & Surprisingly Memorable.

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2008)

I've never been a fan of fairy tale movies or movies including princesses and princes and magical kingdoms and all that stuff. So, when I finished watching Enchanted I wondered why I fell in love with the movie.
I'll start by saying Amy Adams is amazing playing the naive but sweet Giselle, the girl who's sent out of fairy tale world into the real world. The performance is funny, adequately over-the-top at times, serious and emotional when needed and great overall.
Patrick Dempsey, who I've always liked since movies like Scream 3 or his guest role in Once & Again, is another great casting decision. The character he plays, Robert, is just a regular guy, but he has that humanness to him, that subtlety that turns an ordinary character into a memorable one.
James Marsden does a very good job as Prince Edward, Timothy Spall is hilarious, and ??? is also great as Robert's daughter. Oh, and Pip the chipmunk, who steals quite a few of the scenes.
I love the story and how it's told. I think the script is very well-written and the plot is paced appropriately. Giselle is such a memorable protagonist and I think the movie has all the elements to be known as a classic Disney film.
Enchanted currently ranks as my #6 film of 2007 and is probably the oddest movie on the list. Like I said, this is the type of movie I wouldn't really care about, but Enchanted managed to capture my attention and I gotta say that the movie gets better and better with each viewing.