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| Ever After - A Cinderella Story | 
 enlarge | Director: Andy Tennant
Actors: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey, Megan Dodds
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  902 reviews
Sales Rank: 1926
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2005761D
UPC: 024543057611
EAN: 0024543057611
ASIN: B00006ZXSK
Theatrical Release Date: July 31, 1998
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Entertainment It's Not May 26, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
This movie is not even close to the original Cinderella. Being rife with with feminism, Utopianism, class struggle and even some situational ethics, I felt that I was being given a political lecture rather than being entertained. Cinderella, in this version, rescued the prince and herself, certainly a departure from the origninal story. The prince was uncertain if he wanted to marry Cinderella because of her class. The gypsy-robbers were portrayed as being honorable while the prince apologized for his lack of honor.
The scenery was pretty at times, but overall it looked low-budget, especially the scenes from the ball.
The characters were miscast and boring except for Angelica Huston who played the role of the stepmother well. I don't know how this movie got 5 stars as it has virtually no redeeming features.
One of the best remakes of a Fairytale... April 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A young french girls father dies after being newly wed, and leaves his daughter to be raised by the hard women with her two spoiled daughters. Sound familiar? It is; it is Cinderella. In this version, the main character is a loud mouthed tomboy who has a kind and loving heart. Fate would have it that she meets the crown prince of France while saving one of her servants from being sent away to America, and the seeds of love or at least curiosity are sown.
Everafter is one of those rare movies that actually transcencds to material that is based off of. Cinderella, at its heart, like many of the Grimms Fairytales, is not a love story, but a morality tale. That is what folk tales are, morality in story form. With this in mind, Everafter does not go for the morality tale, but the love story with morality undertones.
What makes Everafter unique is that is has a great cast and message behind it. The story, of course, is completely predictable, and the script is not amazing, but the cast is spectacular! The principle message of the movie is that in for a relationship to work, you must be honest, and hiding things only makes the situation worse. It also highlights that true love is not perfect, and that in love, we must learn to forgive many times. One of my favorite scenes is the one after the ball between Prince Henry and Divinci. This shows how the movie treads the line between love at first sight and making the choice to love.
Is this a realistic movie? Absolutely not. Would you watch a movie about Cinderella and expect realism? I would hope not...
The only thing I would change is the DVD. There are no extras except a trailer, which is not an extra. So, where is the special ten year anniversary edition? That is what I want! I am sure that many of us want a new DVD version of this with interviews and documentaries? Please Fox, pay attention we want more than a bare bones DVD!!! That is my only complaint, and it is not about the movie itself, which is no doubt, a five star movies.
God Bless ~Amy
Ever After a Cinderella Story April 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recommend this movie to anyone who loves romance. I know there is no such thing as Everafter in this day and age. But this movie makes you believe there is a chance, it is so romantic and awesome.
 It came really slow. April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This thing took forever to arrive. I got it the very last possible day they provided for and on top that, it didn't even ship for about a week. I was very disappointed. The movie is good though. If you like moderate chick flics this is for you. You can get your girlfriend to watch it and it isn't painful for the boyfriend either.
Happily Ever After March 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite movies! I live in Germany so I miss out on the Walmart $5.50 bin and all the discount movies so this was an exceptional purchase. It came in a timely matter and was in pristine condition. Thanks a bunch!!!
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