Ella Enchanted Critic Reviews

A high-spirited charmer, a fantasy that sparkles with delights.Read the full review

The hoot and giggle of a girl-power fairy tale blended from potions of ''Monty Python,'' ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,'' and ''Shrek.'' Read the full review

The movie doesn't aspire to be art, merely to entertain adolescent girls, which is practically guaranteed by the luminous presence of Anne Hathaway.Read the full review

The messages blend seamlessly into the fantasy and comedy in what is surely one of the best films for older children in quite some time. Read the full review

None of it would work without Hathaway, whose self-possession and lack of irony represents a throwback to old-fashioned Hollywood wholesomeness and glamour.Read the full review

In the end, it may leave its audience, young and old alike, just as charmed as its bewitched young heroine. Read the full review

Good and entertaining fun.Read the full review

It has a few moments of fun and whimsy, but it lacks the joyous spirit and intelligent humor of the children's novel on which it's based. Read the full review

The glue that holds the sweet teen-fantasy together is star Anne Hathaway, who continues to evolve into a luminous young lead. Read the full review