Jan 30 2008
Went to see Enchanted again tonight. It’s a really great film. Plus it gives me an excuse to post with absolutely no thought whatsoever. Excellent
Title is from Family, the episode of Buffy that Amy Adams was in. She didn’t say that though, that was Spike. Any excuse for a Spike quote 
Dec 18 2007
Dir: Kevin Lima
Writ: Bill Kelly
Enchanted is the story of Giselle, who meets her true love, Prince Edward after he rescues her from a troll. Or maybe an ogre. But before they seal their relationship with true-loves-kiss, and get married, Giselle is sent spinning out of her world. And into ours, a place where endings are never happy ever after.
Tags: 8 Stars, Amy Adams, animation, awwww, Bill Kelly, cute, faerie, humour, Idina Menzel, James Marsden, Julie Andrews, Kevin Lima, musical, Patrick Dempsey, Rachel Covey, romance, Susan Sarandon, Timothy SpallApr 15 2006
Dir: Phil Morrison
Writ: Angus MacLachlann
This is a film that perfectly fits that horrible description; a quirkie independent film. But never annoyingly quirky, so don’t worry about that.
For the majority of the time the film is told through Madeleine’s eyes. She is an art dealer, who meets George, falls in love and marries him. Six months later while in North Carolina trying to close a deal with a prime example of “outside” art they visit George’s family. Peg and Eugene, the parents. Johnny the brother and his very pregnant wife Ashley.
The film seems to be about Madeleine and George, but George isn’t actually in it all that much. And when he is, he says very little. One the one hand he seems to have rejected his family. It was Madeleine’s decision to see his family, he doesn’t really engage with them when there, and he is very thankful when leaving. But at the same time he obviously fits in so easily. This tight-knit, religous community is very much home to him. A home that Madeleine doesn’t really get. With her “Chicago” ways 
But I didn’t really like either of these characters. We never got to know George, and Madeleine while nice, always seemed a little false with her “darlings” and her kisses. But Johnny and Ashley are the heart of this film. Johnny who seems in constant anger at everything around him is shown to have a sweeter side, and Ashley is just adorable as the chatterbox with a good heart. She really steals the show.
Its quite a slow, quiet film for much of the time. We get flashes of total silence as we look at the countryside for example. And very little happens.
But it is also a very funny film. Touching, and, another horrible description, heart-warming. Very enjoyable.
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Tags: 8 Stars, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Angus MacLachlann, Benjamin McKenzie, Celia Weston, comedy, Embeth Davidtz, heart-warming, humour, Junebug, outsider art, Phil Morrison, pregnancy, quirky, relationships, Scott Wilson