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Enchanted April 15, 2008 |
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The best non-Pixar Disney theatrical release in years, thanks in no small part to the wonderful Amy Adams, playing a cartoon princess who lands in the magical realism of Times Square, thanks to a curse put upon her by a wicked witch, and finds the new world unaccustomed to the fairytale clichés of her old world. Writer Bill Kelly’s long dormant script is brought to life by veteran Disney director Kevin Lima, who obviously takes pains to quote from as many classic princess films as possible, while the sweet innocence of Adams, singing “Happy Working Song” to a flock of pigeons and roaches in the key of Snow White, gives the heavy referencing script a perfectly adorable modern heroine. In a fall filled with Anton Chigurh’s and Daniel Plainview’s, Adams’ Princess Giselle was the perfect counterbalance, scoring both with critics, who are usually stubborn to this kind of whimsy, and audiences alike.
by Adam Suraf
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