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Ever After - A Cinderella Story
Director: Andy Tennant
Actors: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey, and Megan Dodds
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Retail Price (not our price): $14.98
Release Date: 2003-01-14
Theatrical Release Date: 1998-07-31
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 100 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Discs: 1


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Take away the Fairy Godmother, and what have you got left from the Cinderella fable? The story of a girl for whom a bad stroke of luck is no match for her internal strength and purity of heart. Drew Barrymore plays Cinderella's alleged inspiration, Danielle, in this romantic drama that purports to tell the "facts" behind the Grimm brothers' story. One of three daughters of a man (Jeroen Krabbé) who dies and leaves her fate in the hands of a conniving stepmother (Anjelica Huston), Danielle is cast into the lowly role of a servant. Meanwhile, her sisters are evaluated as possible mates for a French prince (Dougray Scott), but he's far more intrigued with Danielle's intelligence and beauty--not to mention her way with a sword and fist. Directed by Andy Tennant (who directed Barrymore in TV's The Amy Fisher Story), Ever After has that rare ability to win the heart and mind of a viewer simply by being committed to its own innocence, particularly where Barrymore's luminous performance is concerned. A contemporary take on an old, virtually forgotten Hollywood convention--the costume adventure with middling artistic ambition but real audience appeal--Ever After is a surprisingly delightful film. --Tom Keogh

2) Description
A "modern" young woman of the 16th century, Danielle (Barrymore) is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Against remarkable odds, she stands up to her scheming stepmother (Huston) and works miracles on the lives of everyone around her, including the crown prince of France (Dougray Scott)!Now you can relive this captivating, contemporary retelling of the classic fairytale.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5

1) Ever After   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Yet again another Cinderella story, buthas some zest to it because it was a littledifferent. A tomboy Cinderella who is notafraid to speak her mind-even to a prince.Anjelica Huston keeps the beat moving as theannoying and sly step-mother. I enjoyed it.

2) A real pleaser   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Having read some of the negative reviews, I couldn't understand where some of these folks were coming from. This is a fairy tale for goodness sakes. And although some facts are wrong and a few other minor things, it's a MOVIE....and once again a FAIRY TALE. Liberities can be taken. I've watched this many times before I plunked down my cash and don't regret it one bit. It is a great, entertaining story, with excellent actors, a very nicly done story line and sets. The only fault I can find with this is that it ends.

3) Sweet and romantic   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
What a wonderful 'retelling' of Cinderella. Its so unique and lovely, I gush to everyone about it. Its such a pretty movie and the acting and scenery all so wonderful. It is a romance, but it never gets cliche or over the top. Its just perfect. It really is an instant classic. Drew Barrymore is charmingly sweet in this, yet she never goes overboard with her performance. Dougray Scott is a welcome addition as the dashing prince. You can really tell that they connect with each other in this film. If the romance aspect wasn't believable, then this movie wouldn't have worked as well as it did. The supporting actors really add to the film as well. Great job by all!

4) great movie   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I absolutely love this story I think it's even better than the original fairy tale. Wonderful story about a woman empowered by positive thinking.

5) A modern Cinderella story   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I really do like this movie. In fact I've watched it over 12 times. I recently bought it on dvd, b/c the only copy I had was vhs and our vcr broke. So I am in the process of converting my videos to dvds. I swear if they go from dvds to something new, I'll go postal.Drew Barrymore is wonderful, Riff Raff from Rocky Horror Picture Show is perfect, as really is the whole cast. I believe people of every age will enjoy this movie. Certain things will go over little kids heads, but the adults will enjoy them.