This complex tale is told with great buoyancy and wit thanks to the splendid performances.Read Full Review »
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ROLLING STONE: Peter Travers
The radiant Barrymore energizes Cinderella with a tough core of intelligence and wit.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Michael O'Sullivan
In this modern retelling of the well-known fable, she is one princess-in-waiting who does not need rescuing by any knight in shining armor. [31 Jul 1998, Pg. N.47]Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Charles Taylor
Casting Barrymore as Cinderella is an inspired idea, and a tribute to director Andy Tennant's ability to see through the public's perception of Barrymore to her essence as a performer.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Here, as the little cinder girl, she is able to at last put aside her bedraggled losers and flower as a fresh young beauty, and she brings poignancy and fire to the role.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Tennant takes this familiar material and crafts a charming, captivating motion picture.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
Between bouts of decisive action, the characters mill around the French countryside (in lovely costumes, to be sure, by Jenny Beavan) as if unsure of which sexual stereotype to bust next.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Too much talk, not enough wooing. In the end, Ever After's spell is only half cast. [31 Jul 1998, Pg. 07.E]Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
While it's difficult to dislike what this film tries to do, the way it does it is more problematic.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
Veering wildly between farce and suds, the movie never makes up its mind whether it's a spoof, a soap opera or a feminist pep talk.Read Full Review »
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