"Nothing says romance like the gift of a kidnapped injured woman"

Rating: 9/10 (19 November 2015)

... Is a line of dialog you will not soon forget. As an added bonus it is delivered by Clare Danes no less, some years before she became a TV icon in Homeland (and some years after she first became a TV icon in My So Called Life) So lets not mince words. The golden era of film fantasy was the period 1930s to 1940s (see my review for example of LA BELLE ET LA BETE) and some efforts since then have been hit or miss.
This is a hit. It is earnest and unpretentious and simply tells the story.
It is tons of fun.
There is also a scene where Michelle Pheiffer transforms from an old hag to ... I think ... herself. Also worth the ticket.