"I was instantly won over by Enchanted on its 2007 release, but having since revisited it many times (including with my own kids), I'm convinced it's close to a platonic ideal of family-friendly feelgood viewing, and there's been nothing in this vein that's come close to matching it since (including, sadly, 2022 Disney+ sequel Disenchanted). It's also so much better than the Disney's many official live-action remakes."
"Much of its success is down to Adams' performance, utterly without guile, as the fairytale princess who becomes a fish out of water in '00s New York a place where there are no happily ever afters but the tone is just right from the off. Its throwback to the leatherbound-storybook framing device segues into a 2D-animated prologue introducing Giselle, who's an amalgamation of Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty's Aurora."
Amy Adams delivers a fully committed, pitch-perfect performance as Giselle, anchoring Enchanted and elevating the film's charm. The film combines a leatherboundstorybook framing device with a 2D-animated prologue that presents Giselle as an amalgam of Snow White, Cinderella and Aurora. Giselle's optimism and naïveté create a fish-out-of-water story when she arrives in 2000s New York. The tone balances nostalgia and contemporary culture clash. The film functions as near-ideal family-friendly feelgood viewing, outshining many Disney live-action remakes and lacking comparable successors, including the 2022 Disney+ sequel. Adams' portrayal encourages other characters to soften and grow while preserving Giselle's essential warmth.
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