Great Family Movie!!! **SPOILERS**

Rating: 10/10 (16 January 2019)

6yrs before Frozen we are introduced to actress Idina Menzel in this Disney animated meets live action romance comedy.
Amy Adams starts out as the voice of animated maiden Giselle and then is thrust onscreen into the live action part dressed in a white wedding dress with a skirt so full it will make you think of Gone With The Wind. Sent into the dark mean streets of New York from fairy tale land Andalasia by the evil queen Narissa, portrayed by the amazing Susan Sarandon, Giselle is literally lost without her beloved Prince Edward, played by James Marsden.
Patrick Dempsey is a no nonsense divorce lawyer and divorced Dad Robert Philip. We meet him and his young daughter Morgan, played by the delightful Rachel Covey, on the same night Giselle is sent to New York. Robert has told his daughter he is going to propose to his girlfriend Nancy, Idina Menzel or aka Elsa from Frozen, and suddenly Morgan sees a princess on a billboard. She falls off and lands on Robert. They take her back to their messy apartment and he offers to help her out. Giselle falls asleep on their couch before Robert has a chance to ask her to leave.
The next day Nancy walks in on Robert and Giselle in a very compromising position. Mistakenly thinking Robert is cheating Nancy leaves and he becomes angry with Giselle. She suggests singing to Nancy to win her back which leads to a musical number with Amy Adams leading the supporting cast singing and dancing through Central Park.
All the while Queen Narissa's bumbling sidekick Nathaniel has been sent to New York to find Giselle and kill her so she will never return to Andalasia. Prince Edward also comes to New York to search for his bride to be along with Pip, Giselle's chipmunk friend. The back story is simple. Queen Narissa is Prince Edward's stepmother and when he marries his wife will be the new queen of Andalasia. Queen Narissa refuses to lose her role as queen and so she plots to get rid of Giselle so Edward cannot marry. Nathaniel is lovesick over Queen Narissa and will do anything for her and she very happily uses this to her advantage. So, while the prince is trying to find Giselle, Nathaniel is trying to kill her.
Throughout this Giselle, Morgan, and Robert are becoming friends. Morgan and Giselle bond quickly while it takes Robert longer to warm up to Giselle. One night Robert makes Giselle angry by telling her Edward is never coming for her. Giselle and Robert argue and almost kiss. The next morning Prince Edward shows up at Robert and Morgan's apartment to rescue his true love. Robert, shocked because he can't believe Edward arrived, and saddened that Giselle is leaving. Prince Edward is eager to return to Andalasia and make Giselle his bride, but Giselle tells him there is a ball that night and suggests they return after the ball.
In a hotel in Manhattan Robert and Nancy are dressed in period costumes as are all the other guests. Suddenly Giselle arrives on the arm of Prince Edward wearing a modern designer dress looking very beautiful. Robert sees her and Nancy is jealous. Its obvious by this point Robert is in love with Giselle. At the ball during the King and Queen's Waltz, Robert and Giselle switch partners and dance together. They dance to a song called "So Close" by Jon McLaughlin. Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams glide across the floor flawlessly. Its an emotion filled dance as the audience sees how much Robert and Giselle love each other. Then suddenly Nancy cuts in and Giselle and Edward turn to leave. Giselle sees Nancy kiss Robert and the sadness is evident to Edward. She dismisses it and says she is fine. While Edward has gone to get Giselle's wrap Queen Narissa appears disguised as an old woman. Giselle recognizes her as the old woman who pushed her down the well sending her to New York. Narissa tells Giselle all her sadness can fade away with one bite of a wishing apple. Giselle bites into the apple and faints. Prince Edward discovers Giselle laying on the floor beside the now restored Queen Narissa. Nathaniel also appears and confesses the truth about his betrayal and Narissa's plan to destroy Giselle all along. True loves kiss is the remedy to bring Giselle back, but when Prince Edward kisses her she doesn't stir. Nancy tells Robert to kiss Giselle. He kneels down beside her and says "Please don't leave me" then kisses her gently. Giselle wakes up, looks into his eyes and says "I knew it was you." Narissa transforms into a dragon and climbs up the top of the building with Robert clutched in her claws. Giselle runs after them accidentally leaving her shoe behind. Narissa falls to her death and Robert and Giselle sit atop the skyscraper in each others arms sharing a romantic kiss.
Prince Edward takes Giselle's shoe and places it on Nancy's foot and tells her its a "perfect fit." They run down the streets of New York together to return to Andalasia. Nancy marries Prince Edward and becomes the new queen. Giselle opens her own store called Andalasia Fashions and she, Robert and Morgan live happily ever after of course.
This movie has a little of everything for everybody. It really is a family movie. And if you listen to the narrator you will recognize her voice. It's Julie Andrews!!