Ever After: A Cinderella Story Review

What, a surprise this movie was.  Drew Barrymore as Cinderella was sweet, charming, feisty and oh so believable.  I was so impressed with her acting, she really makes the movie believable.  This movie is great for the whole family,even my husband liked it. Although I did almost have to force him to watch it in the first place.

Drew Barrymore stars as the much put-upon princess in this 1998 version of the classic fairy tale. Orphaned as a child, Danielle (Barrymore) is treated like a servant by her wicked stepmother (Anjelica Huston) and two wicked stepsisters. When Danielle accidentally stumbles onto Prince Henry (Dougray Scott) who's fleeing an arranged marriage, the two  hit it off right away and inspire each other to resolve their respective troubles in this lushly produced romantic fable.  The movie is 121 minutes long and rated PG 13 for strong language although I can only remember one bad word in the whole movie.