Ever After (1998)
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:29 am
The Drew Barrymore Show had a mini-reunion with the actors who played the stepsisters and prince on her show for an hour (split into half-hour shows) this week. I think it was Tuesday, but I only got around to watching it yesterday.
This was always my favorite "Cinderella" film. The animated Walt Disney film is great, too, although it's hampered by too much time of the mice (much like SB with the Fairies and SW with the Dwarfs); I also enjoy the Whitney Houston version of R&H's Cinderella (despite a few flaws) and The Glass Slipper. Not that Ever After doesn't have a few flaws of its own, too, but I liked Cinderella having a little more bite and personality, and the prince having a personality. It's only a shame Judy Parfitt and most of all Anjelica Huston couldn't have been a part of the reunion, too. Parfitt added a great deal of dimension to the prince side of things, and Huston is the best part of the film altogether. Maybe someday!
They also talked about a possible sequel. I mean, I'd watch, although it's not something I'd ever thought about before. I liked Barrymore's first thought of showing life after ever after and flipping the story further by showing them middle-aged. I wouldn't want a film that focused on a bunch of new actors as the other actress suggested though, I hate those kinds of sequels.
This was always my favorite "Cinderella" film. The animated Walt Disney film is great, too, although it's hampered by too much time of the mice (much like SB with the Fairies and SW with the Dwarfs); I also enjoy the Whitney Houston version of R&H's Cinderella (despite a few flaws) and The Glass Slipper. Not that Ever After doesn't have a few flaws of its own, too, but I liked Cinderella having a little more bite and personality, and the prince having a personality. It's only a shame Judy Parfitt and most of all Anjelica Huston couldn't have been a part of the reunion, too. Parfitt added a great deal of dimension to the prince side of things, and Huston is the best part of the film altogether. Maybe someday!
They also talked about a possible sequel. I mean, I'd watch, although it's not something I'd ever thought about before. I liked Barrymore's first thought of showing life after ever after and flipping the story further by showing them middle-aged. I wouldn't want a film that focused on a bunch of new actors as the other actress suggested though, I hate those kinds of sequels.