Movie Review

Movie Review: 'Ever After' (1998)

EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Jul 31, 1998; Rateds: PG, PG-13; Length: 121 Minutes; Genres: Romance, Sci-fi and Fantasy; With: Drew Barrymore; Distributor: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation

The Cinderella story meets girl power in Ever After, an unwieldy, uneven, but nevertheless unexpectedly witty production: Drew Barrymore plays a self-starting heroine who relies on her brains, decency, and blooming physical health to win the heart of a prince (Dougray Scott), much to the apoplexy of her histrionic stepmother (Anjelica Huston). Best performance by a queen: the ever wonderful Judy Parfitt as the prince's worldly-wise mother. B-

Originally posted Aug 14, 1998 Published in issue #445 Aug 14, 1998 Order article reprints
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