Ella Enchanted (2004) 8/10

Starring : Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Aidan McArdle, Joanna Lumley
Director : Tommy O’Haver
Running Time : 92 mins

In a far away magical kingdom called Frell, a young baby named Ella (Hathaway) is given a gift from a fairy – the gift of obedience. Unfortunately this means that she has to do whatever people tell her to, no matter how much she doesn’t want to. When she gets older, and her mother dies, her father remarries and she is forced to live with her two terrible step sisters who soon realise that Ella has to do what she’s told and take full advantage of the matter, and so Ella decides to seek out the fairy that gave her her gift and ask her to take it back.

This is a fun filled family movie that has plenty of humour and fantasy comedy moments. Fans of Shrek will enjoy the nods to fairy tales and modern culture alike, and the premise of someone being compelled to do whatever they are told is both timeless and original.

You’ll like this if you liked : Shrek