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Ella Enchanted is what improv class warned you about.
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2004 · Family / Fantasy / Comedy
Ella Enchanted
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
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RELEASE DATE
2004
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GENRE
Family / Fantasy / Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
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@RATIO_RAT2026-01-10 00:00 UTC
Laughed twice during Ella Enchanted. Once was a sneeze.
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-19 20:00 UTC
Ella Enchanted put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-09 12:00 UTC
The science in Ella Enchanted has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
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r/boxoffice · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.5k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Ella Enchanted?
Director clearly thought Ella Enchanted was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/flicks · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.6k points
Hot Take: Ella Enchanted's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Honestly, Ella Enchanted would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 1.4k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Ella Enchanted actually is?
Everyone praising the Ella Enchanted performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.7k points
The cinematography in Ella Enchanted is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love Ella Enchanted. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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