Ella Enchanted

2004 • 100 minutes

About this movie

Anne Hathaway, the delightful star of THE PRINCESS DIARIES, is Ella in the charming fairy tale adventure ELLA ENCHANTED. On the day of her birth, Ella is given a gift by her Fairy Godmother -- the gift of obedience, which is also a curse. Under no circumstances can Ella refuse anything she is asked to do, no matter how wicked it may be. Tired of being taken advantage of, Ella, with a talking book as her companion, leaves home to find her Fairy Godmother and return her unwanted gift. This simple errand soon turns into an amazing journey filled with ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves, and the plotting of Prince Charmont's evil uncle who wants to take over the Crown and rule the kingdom. Bursting with colorful characters, music, wit, and whimsy, ELLA ENCHANTED is a truly enchanting and heartwarming tale that will captivate the entire family.

Ratings and reviews

This movie has always been one of my favorites since I was about 9 years old. That was when I first saw it. Since watching it as I got older it makes a good love story that I treasure. I love Anne Hathaway and all her movies like Alice in Wonderland and my all time favorite Princess Diaries 2. I think the second is better than the first princess diaries.

The movie was not as good as the book because it lacked a lot of the details I liked in the novel. In the book, Hattie and Olive were portrayed as lacking tact and taste, which was somewhat portrayed in the movie, but not to the same extent. Mandy, the Cook, in the novel was described much different than the movie portrayed her and I liked the Mandy character from the book a lot more. Ella, in the movie, was not portrayed as a servant to Hattie, Olive and Dame Olga (which is key to the Cinderella Story). Overall, the movie was a mere shadow of the depth of the novel, but was still entertaining on a superficial level and the cast of characters was fun!

Rented this to watch with someone very old and hard of hearing, she fell asleep. Closed Captioning not synchronized at all.