The hoot and giggle of a girl-power fairy tale blended from potions of ''Monty Python,'' ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,'' and ''Shrek.''
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
As an alternative to the slick, instantly forgettable fare usually made for kids and preteens, Ella Enchanted brings a little bit of magic to the multiplex.
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Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Offers considerable charm and an obvious desire to please.
The glue that holds the sweet teen-fantasy together is star Anne Hathaway, who continues to evolve into a luminous young lead.
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Village VoiceEd Park
Village VoiceEd Park
Transpires in a somewhat chintzy fantasy kingdom lousy with more cameos than your typical Love Boat season.
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L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly
While the lovers here are sweetly believable, the film's murky giants-alongside-man effects shots are strictly Darby O’Gill and the Little People.
Likely to cast its spell primarily on adolescent girls, while their elders might well find it more than a little tedious in its familiarity and artificiality.
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New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
An ugly-looking mismash of a fairytale.
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The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
Nothing un-beguiles a fairy tale more than forced whimsy and labored magic, which is precisely what plagues Ella Enchanted.
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ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The result is an unappealing mess, made less bearable by uniformly lackluster performances and the cheesy special effects.