Okay, so I watched "A Cinderella Story". Why? Well, it's hard to argue when you're hanging out with a beautiful girl. I didn't necessarily want to watch it, but I did, and I had fun.
The movie is a little cute, and a little charming, and the scenes with leads Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray really work, they have good chemistry.
The scenes without them are a bit labored, though. We have the usual teen movie characters, and the movie is not funny, sometimes it is painfully unfunny.
But it's more about Duff and Murray, and how they look when they smile. Duff is believable in her role, though I still think she should look for better work, and Murray is likable as the popular jock who thinks a little more deeply than his peers.
The evil step mother is played by Jennifer Coolidge, who is funny, but not here, or in movies like "Legally Blonde". She could be doing better, too. Regina King is wasted, and a young actor plays Duff's best friend, and he has energy, but has to grow into his abilities a bit more.
"A Cinderella Story" is a movie made to keep the careers of Duff, Murray, Coolidge and King up and running (see King at her best in "Ray" or "Jerry Maguire"), and it works. There just could've been a little more care put into the script.
6.5/10
The movie is a little cute, and a little charming, and the scenes with leads Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray really work, they have good chemistry.
The scenes without them are a bit labored, though. We have the usual teen movie characters, and the movie is not funny, sometimes it is painfully unfunny.
But it's more about Duff and Murray, and how they look when they smile. Duff is believable in her role, though I still think she should look for better work, and Murray is likable as the popular jock who thinks a little more deeply than his peers.
The evil step mother is played by Jennifer Coolidge, who is funny, but not here, or in movies like "Legally Blonde". She could be doing better, too. Regina King is wasted, and a young actor plays Duff's best friend, and he has energy, but has to grow into his abilities a bit more.
"A Cinderella Story" is a movie made to keep the careers of Duff, Murray, Coolidge and King up and running (see King at her best in "Ray" or "Jerry Maguire"), and it works. There just could've been a little more care put into the script.
6.5/10