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  Average Rating for Happily N'ever After [2007] - 3 out of 5

  
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• Happily N'ever After [2007]

  Michelle Moore 11 May 2008

  

  After the release of Cinderella: - a twist in time a few months back, it seems strange that yet another take on the Cinderella story is about to hit our screens. The only difference with this film is the mention of other fairytale characters such as Snow White, Rumpelstilzkin, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel. As you can imagine, Fairytale Land is dominated by damsels in distress and their princely saviours, and follows a predictable course in which maidens are saved, villains defeated and everyone lives happily ever after. After the balance of good and evil is disrupted, the inhabitants are forced to choose sides.
  
  As a film made for the viewing of children, the beginning out of sequence narrative may have them slightly confused on the order of events. But as we are caught up to the point the stepmother becomes ruler, the children will become familiar with the characters. There is Ella, two wicked step sisters, wicked step mother, a handsome yet dumb witted prince, the princes servant Rick, the wizard in charge of fairytale land and his two side kicks. The appearance of Cinderella may not however be, as children today will recognise her. Forget the blond hair and quite reserved persona, this Cinderella, or Ella as she is called is more of a modern woman.
  
  Casting director Ruth Lambert hasn't gone star-crazy the way so many other animated movies do. This film has strong voices such as Weaver, Gellar and Prize Jr for key parts. It"s not quite clear when watching Gellar and Prinze Jr together on screen if they were the best people for the parts. They have been married for a number of years now, worked on the Scooby Doo flicks and now this film. There are arguments and Gellar"s character going after someone else. For an adult watching it may be a little unnerving, but as children are none of the wiser regarding their personal lives they are likely to love the interaction between the two. On the plus side, even though this is a cartoon film, viewers can hear through the characters voices that so much effort has been put in, rather than standing in front of a microphone and reading from the script.
  
  Screenwriter Rob Moreland is good with the one-liners but unfortunately the plot runs weak in some places. It's an interesting idea that Ella should prefer the servant boy Rick to the attractive prince, but the romantic tension never really takes off. This new cartoon flick will be an enjoyable experience for all the family. Its packed full of all your favourite characters, some humour to keep children and adults entertained and still has good battling evil with a fight to the finish.

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Fairy tale endings aren&39;t what they used to be Tired of the status quo Frida Cinderella&39;s evil stepmother leads a war pitting the bad against the good! Cinderella (aka Ella) starts out as a damsel in distress but when her own fairy tale takes a radical left turn she is forced to form and eventually lead a resistance group without her Prince Charming Set against a backdrop of fractured fairy tales spinning wildly out of control Ella must choose her own destiny in a world of happy endings gone wrong The race for control of the kingdom is on and the power mad Frieda fuelled by a total disdain for goodness is set to change the age-old storyline to Happily N&39;Ever After!

Animated family comedy featuring the voices of Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. Tired of the status quo, Cinderella's evil and power-hungry stepmother Frida (Weaver) leads a war pitting the bad against the good. Cinderella (Gellar) starts out as a damsel in distress - but when her own fairy tale takes a radical left turn, she is forced to become the leader of a resistance group.