Review – Ever After: A Cinderella Story

I think I would have liked this film a lot more if I’d seen it in a theater. There’s just something about light-hearted, silly romances that makes them a lot easier to take when they can avail themselves of a big screen and loud speakers. But even on the small screen I guess this was okay; if you go in expecting what the title promises, you won’t go away disappointed. Drew Barrymore plays the lead in this vaguely politically-corrected version of the classic fairy tale. Cinderella takes at least part of the responsibility for her own emancipation, though still relying on Prince Charming for most of it, and the Fairy Godmother turns out to be Leonardo DaVinci. Not a bad choice if you’re in the mood for some brain candy. Mildly amusing