Disenchanted
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.
- Released: 2022-12-16
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Stars: Amy Adams, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey, Idina Menzel, Maya Rudolph, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jayma Mays, Kolton Stewart, Oscar Núñez, Gabby Baldacchino, Gabriella Baldacchino, Griffin Newman
- Director: Adam Shankman
Comments
- rlaws-34175 - 15 June 2024
Lots of fun
I admit that even though I gave it a ten, there were elements that I missed a lot in this sequel that were in the first and other elements that I could've done without. First, I missed her vocalizing to get the animals to come help her. That didn't happen all the time in the original, yet it was still a big part. The only time Giselle vocalized for the animals at all was right before they left New York City. Oh, she did talk to the crickets while she made their condo. The second problem was that I absolutely loathed the clothes she wore in the reality parts of the movie, the parts that were not the fairy tale that Giselle wished for. In the first movie, it's true she had flowers on two, note two, of her dresses and they were beautiful, and whimsical. Even the clothes she wore later in Enchanted, with the exception of the gown for the ball, were still whimsical, but not loud. Those dresses that she wore at the beginning of the Disenchanted show were so loud that the prints on them screamed, "I'm an old lady now!" There was nothing whimsical in them, they were simply so loud that it was hard to look at them, and they were prints that elderly ladies often wear. Actually some older ladies would have far too much taste to wear them and taste was never a problem of Giselle's in the first movie, not to mention the fact that she was not an elderly woman. Even her shoes screamed I'm elderly! The gowns she wore during her wish were lovely, even if her character was becoming evil, at least she looked beautiful again. I did enjoy the fact that Edward and Nancy were a part of this and that they were happy together and delightful. It was nice to actually get to hear Idina Menzel sing in this one. The one problem I had with all the singing is that there really was too much of it. Yes, Giselle and Edward sang in the first movie, but they did not sing about every single thing. I loved that Morgan got to go to Andalasia herself and see where her Mother had grown up and that Giselle explained to her that she was a true daughter of Andalasia because she would always have Giselle's love and always have a piece of her heart. I liked that as Morgan began to believe that the wand grew back and she was able to make her wish because she had felt like an outsider when they were singing about her little sister being a true daughter and Goddaughter of Andalasia. It hurt her, but she learned that there were more ways of being a true daughter of Giselle's, and therefore of Andalasia.
It wasn't as good a movie as the original but very few sequels ever are. On the whole I enjoyed it. I do wish they'd put it on Fandango at Home. I have Disney+, but it's so much easier not to have to go back and forth, of course I guess I could just watch Enchanted on Disney+, but I like owning my movies, even digital ones. I know Giselle made a dangerous wish but it was done out of a desire to have the happily ever after for her whole family. Her main failure was to neglect to read the scroll.
In spite of my complaints, I really did enjoy this movie. I was annoyed that the pigeons in Monroeville did not sing back to her when she sang. She had a way with animals, so it doesn't make sense that she wouldn't have a way with more than just crickets in this one.
There were a lot of things that were overdone, and some things that were missing, and Giselle didn't seem like the same Giselle which isn't surprising, having spent at least ten years in New York.
Overall, it's a fun movie to watch and one I intend to keep watching. It has re-watch-ability. It doesn't have quite the magic of the first one but it's still a lovely show. I can't really blame Giselle for wanting a fairytale life when the little girl she raised throws it in her face that she's a Stepmom, and then her husband's best response to the last time he was happy was that he's not "unhappy." Those things hurt. But yes, I did enjoy it, hence the ten I gave it. - ksf-2 - 26 July 2023
long. so many songs. it is the sequel....
When giselle and robert (adams, dempsey) move the family out to the suburbs, things don't go quite as planned! The castle turns out to be a real fixer upper. And daughter morgan is having trouble fitting in at school. And now, the king and queen of andalasia (menzel and marsden) show up to keep an eye on things. Love maya rudolph! Is there anything she can't do?? She's malvina, who rules the town! Even has a song with adams. So much singing. Because it's disney. But it's a bit tongue in cheek. Some parodies and puns. It helps to turn on captions... in the songs, they take a swing at the brothers grimm. And themselves as well... lots of references to the cinderella and snow white stories... from disney. Vomiting cats. Because that's what they do. And they lick things. It's rated pg, so the cat licks its leg. And talks about it. Silly. And mom seems to have a split personality; sometimes she's sweet, and sometimes she's evil. The best thing about this film is the flawless integration of cgi and live human action. Done really well! Long and lots of singing, but you can mute those when they get on your nerves. Directed by adam shankman.
