Cinderella rescues her prince!

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2006)

How can anyone not love this movie. It's a new take on the Cinderella story that works and doesn't feel tired or derivative at all. OK...you know what happens in the end, but there are so many lovely surprises along the way that it doesn't matter.
Richard Gere and Julia Roberts have a wonderful chemistry that pops as Edward Lewis and Vivian Ward. But for me, there are three performances that really steal the movie for me: Hector Elizondo as Barney, the hotel manager, Laura San Giacamo as Kit De Luca, Vivian's best friend, and Jason Alexander as Phillip Stuckey, Edward's best friend. They prove to the viewer that the supporting cast can be just as important at the leading roles.