Ever After - 1998 - 7/10

Charming adaptation of Cinderella, applying a few modern sensibilities.
Cinderella here is a rather feisty heroine, a can-do girl who strives.
A fine family film, this not Disney, not Hallmark… No cloying syrup in this.
Drew Barrymore, well cast, has enough girlishness for the role.
She also really sells her character.
The rest of the cast is first rate, from Angelica Huston to Jeanne Moreau.
As noted, a good family film, bordering on classic, one your kids won’t roll their eyes at.