The conventions so gleefully parodied in Enchanted are oddly all present and correct here (sometimes humorously so) in what is a lavish, very literal and successful live-action adaptation of Disney's own classic animation. Branagh as director was a smart choice , always able to stage the big set-pieces well but finding the human moments within them (the entire palace/ball sequence is flawlessly realised and staged), and here he creates something very true with such familiar material. There is an effective combination of classic and modern Disney - the former in the rather twee lead couple, and the latter mostly provided by a ditzy Bonham-Carter Fairy Godmother and a wonderfully precise Cate Blanchette relishing the Stepmother role. The film aptly sums itself up at the end: the core Disney values of belief, kindness and magic shine through in this surprisingly pleasing movie. The accompanying Frozen Fever short is also charming, and in its short runtime manages to set up yet another potentially lucrative merchandising line!
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