| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Only semi-enchanting." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a high-spirited charmer, a fantasy that sparkles with delights." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...warm-hearted but unbalanced..." more... |
B- |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...more than watchable." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"The special effects are weak, the soundtrack cliché and gags drab." more... |
D |
filmcritic.com
David Levine |
"It has just enough wit and humor to make it to the Grand Ball, but in the end, this fairytale, to those who have seen better, is a clear disappointment." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"The enchantment is mostly missing..." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...an ugly-looking mismash of a fairytale." more... |
C |
New York Times
Dave Kehr |
"...surely one of the best films for older children in quite some time." more... |
A- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"The result is an unappealing mess, made less bearable by uniformly lackluster performances and the cheesy special effects." more... |
D+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"...artful enough to intrigue adults and far more original than other versions of Cinderella portrayed onscreen with alarming regularity." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"For all of its stumbles, Ella should enchant a teen and tween audience." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...far from enchanting." more... |
C |
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