Disenchanted

"Happily never after."

2022 1h 58m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 1,215

ComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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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.

“Happily never after.”

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Cast

Amy Adams
Giselle
Patrick Dempsey
Robert Philip
James Marsden
Prince Edward
Maya Rudolph
Malvina Monroe
Gabriella Baldacchino
Morgan Philip
Rachel Duff
Morgan Philip (young)
Idina Menzel
Nancy Tremaine
Yvette Nicole Brown
Rosaleen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adam Shankman
Writers: Brigitte Hales, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Enchanted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Adam Shankman, shot by Simon Duggan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alan Menken. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chris Lebenzon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Happily never after.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1596342 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adam Shankman directs. Simon Duggan behind the camera. Alan Menken scores. Chris Lebenzon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Part of the "Enchanted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Adam Shankman, shot by Simon Duggan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Alan Menken. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chris Lebenzon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Happily never after.".
8IMDB entry: tt1596342 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Simon Duggan
Original score: Alan Menken
Editing: Chris Lebenzon
Production design: Dan Hennah
Costume design: Joan Bergin
Makeup / hair: Emma Moffat
VFX supervisor: Brad Minnich
Stunt coordinator: Ben Cooke
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Disenchanted (2022)

Part of

Enchanted Collection

Film series set in the fairy-tale land of Andalasia, following a young beautiful woman named Giselle.

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Adam Shankman

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CinemaSerf2022-11-27
★ 6/10
So, moving on fifteen years from the first outing for "Giselle" (Amy Adams) et al., we return only to find that a bit of ennui has set into their idyllic lifestyle. As the saying goes - "the devil finds work for idle hands" and a careless wish plunges her, husband "Robert" (Patrick Dempsey) and their own new daughter into a series of adventures as she must race against the clock to stop disaster striking on the final toll of the midnight bell. Sadly, this has none of the engagement of the 2007 introduction to these characters. Sure, we don't expect much jeopardy with the storyline, but here it is all just a bit too contrived and there are also way too many rather bland songs that seem more a substitution for pretty weak dialogue and characterisations, than their ability to get you singing along. It does look good, and it is curious to see the entire cast reunited after the intervening years, but sadly this is little better than a television movie that might engage the youngsters for the first hour of it's over-long two hour duration, but afterwards I fear attentions may start to stray to what's going on out of the window. Pity - another sequel that we really didn't need.
hjk3212022-12-02
Refreshingly innovative, mostly a kids-pleaser. (7/10) My expectations for this film were low, as it was not only a sequel but also one without even a theatrical release. And the first 20 minutes or so was about on par with your typical "sitcom sequel": Family moves out of the big city into the suburbs, angsty teen just wants to go home, mother who doesn't understand teenagers proceeds to embarrass her on her first day, etc etc.... Needless to say, I was settled in for a mediocre film. I was, however, surprised by several things once the magical part of the film got rolling. While character development is thin in this film, a certain twist involving Giselle caught me off guard and there are several clever foreshadowing points and Disney callbacks throughout the film. Musical numbers range from OK to Good, but there's a particular jazzy duet that knocked my socks off. (If you've seen the movie, you know exactly which one I'm talking about.) Unfortunately, the novelty wears off around the third act of the film, where it essentially just becomes your basic fairy-tale kids movie plot. Save the world before midnight, showdown with main villain, yada yada.. Anyway, the movie brings a few good ideas to the table, and it's probably worth a watch - it's not like you gotta pay for movie tickets after all. I'd reckon Disenchanted is about on par with the original Enchanted - no better, no worse; sometimes a movie just is.
r96sk2024-07-23
★ 6/10
It has some pluses, though <em>'Disenchanted'</em> is largely uninteresting. The special effects are good, when Amy Adams and Maya Rudolph are onscreen together the movie is more watchable, some of the attempted heart from the story does eventually show up well and the animation bits are nice. Despite those positives, I still wouldn't say I enjoyed this. It was a bit of a slog to sit through in truth. I narrowly liked the first film, but this sequel just didn't really click into gear in my opinion.