Ever After | | Cast : | Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott | | Director : | Andy Tennant | | Studio : | Fox Home Entertainme | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | July 31, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | January 14, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | March 09, 2005 | | Summary | THE GREATEST FAIRYTALE MOVIE OF ALL TIME | Content
 | Ever After is a poignant, inspiring film based on Cinderella. But it's not the story most of us know of, it's more heartfelt and has much more substance than any fairytale I've ever read. Drew Barrymore's character Danielle is great, and Dougray Scott is a very convincing prince out to win her heart. Also one of the movies that has been given 2 Thumbs Up by Siskel and Ebert, which was rare then, because they were so critical of movies such as this. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 18, 2005 | | Summary | Rather Good Film | Content
| This is one of my favorite films. Wonderfully romantic, beautiful setting, and good moral. Unfortunatley, I do not buy into the profanity used in the film. Not necessary. Also I thought Scott Dougray looked a bit old but he did a great job in his role anyway. Maybe guys married older while women married younger back in those days. As for the accuracy of Leonardo Da Vinci being in France, he really did go to France to be the resident artist of the French king around that time. Any way, this film is worth it. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 20, 2005 | | Summary | Great love story, cute jokes, fantastic movie overall. | Content
| Ever After is my favorite movie. When I was single, I think I watched it every day. I'm a romantic, I can't help it, and the situations, characters, and lines from this movie are just fantastic. It's ranked by most of my guy friends as a "chick flick", and I think I would have to agree to that stereotype. It's most definately a romantic comedy. The story is played out as if the legend of Cinderella were true, complete with the brothers Grimm meeting with an elderly French woman in the beginning, who claims to be decended from Cinderella herself. It is exceeding well done, in fact, some of the English teachers at my school use it as an example and show it in class. The cast are well-suited to their roles, Drew pulls it off with a great performance.
This is definately a movie to see if you're a romantic or a sentimentalist. It's a sweet love story, about actually loving the person you are with, and about how being a good person helps out a lot in life... especially when you have to deal with a wicked stepmother! |
| Rating | | | Date | January 04, 2005 | | Summary | Go Cinderella!! | Content
| This is a great movie! Like someone else has said, dont even bother renting this movie. JUST GO OUT AND BUY IT. Drew Barrymore does an excellent job as the repressed and trod upon Daniella also known as 'Cinder Girl' or Cinderella by her stepsister. What I loved about this movie was that Cinderella did not have to be saved by the prince, rather she saved herself. She is a gutsy, tough, clever and intelligent character who is still a sensitive girl because of her experiences in life.
Dougray Scott as the Prince performs his role of childish spoilt rich brat who grows in his love(for Danielle as well as in maturity) with aplomb. Parts of the movie where he spouts romance with utter sincerity such as when he tells Danielle upon her enquiry that did she not already know his weakness for wasnt it obvious? That should have sounded soppy(for a hardened jaded cynic like me) but it didnt!
Anjelica H(o)uston as the stepmother is just too good. I can go on and on about this movie but I will conclude by saying that this movie is a perfect mix of romance, drama, action, comedy(Danielle rescuing the Prince from the gypsies) and history(Leonardo Da Vinci!! as well as the fact that many think that the idea of the glass slipper was a misinterpretation where while in translation from French to English the original material fur was mistaken for glass) and just because it is different in so many ways(the second sister sympathizing with Danielle).
Watch it when you are feeling down, just like that, when you have the girls over, when you have people over and to give young girls everywhere who love Cinderella a more truthful version of the story as opposed to the rather pathetic wimp that exists in the more popular Disney version of the fairy tale. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 01, 2005 | | Summary | A beautiful love story | Content
| I never get tired of watching this movie. it truly is a beautiful love story. Anyone who is romantic and enjoys a little humor would definitely enjoy this movie. |
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