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Cinderella's wicked stepmother has tipped the balance of power toward the dark side in Fairy Tale Land, and now it's up to the put-upon princess to restore order and ensure that good triumphs in an an... read more read more...imated adventure featuring the voices of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sigourney Weaver, and George Carlin. For years, the Wise Wizard has worked hard to ensure that the scales of good and evil were always well-balanced, but as with any hard worker the Wise Wizard needs a relaxing vacation every once in a while. When the Wise Wizard goes on holiday, his faithful assistants Munk and Mambo make the crucial mistake of allowing Cinderella's wicked stepmother, Frieda, come into possession of their master's magical staff. With time fast running out before Frieda casts a shadow of darkness and sorrow over Fairy Tale Land, Cinderella must now awaken from her romantic dreams to take on her fearsome stepmother with a little help from her best friend, Rick, and a virtual army of heroic dwarves and fairies. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 1, 2007

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  • August 15, 2011
    I hate this movie with a passion, truly god awful and stupid, its a terrible film, I will never watch it again.
  • January 19, 2011
    it was a brilliant spoof of the fairy tale stories and i dont care if everyone trolls me and thumbs my review down its my own opinion
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  • June 16, 2010
    Happily N'Ever After is a movie that re-defines the word, "suck", for eighty minutes.

    I watched this movie on DVD (so glad I didn't waste money to see this in the theater) and by the first quote was muttered, I knew this was going to suck.

    Like how The Wild made Madagascar... read more look bad, Happily N'Ever After makes Shrek look bad. EXTREMELY BAD!!

    I don't know how this happened but a few weeks ago, I felt like watching it again. But then the DVD was severely scratched. SO HAPPY!

    The movie offers no heart and the humor is so dry and bad. Even the voice acting is bad! This marks as the worst animated film I ever saw.

    If you have nothing to do on a boring day, watch paint dry instead of watching this.
  • September 3, 2007
    A recycled and uninteresting plot which lays the groundwork for the worst comedy I've ever seen. The animation is bland and looks very cheap. The animation wouldn't be so bad if the writing was good but alas it isn't meant to be. The B star cast pimp out their vocal talents for s... read moreome safe cash but put know effort into convinving us of these boring and unlikeable characters. God knows what's up with the shiteriffic soundtrack either. If you see this film walking around, just kick it in the nuts.
  • May 7, 2007
    it follows the same formula of Shrek, but I didn't feel the same impact. the story isn't very original and the plot is a little weak and so predictable from the very first minute when you realize that Rick is in love of Cinderella. The cast of voices is good and the animation is ... read moregood also, these two things maye the best of the movie.
  • December 2, 2011
    I hate this movie with a passion, truly god awful and stupid, its a terrible film, I will never watch it again.
  • May 24, 2011
    To be honest I was excited to see this movie but it failed to bring much laughs or wittiness. Not horrible though. Overall Rating:46
  • August 3, 2010
    Now I remember why I initially didn't want to see it... it's simply another Shrek wannabe... that is cheesy and predictable and not even that entertaining. It's just average though, not terrible.
  • November 26, 2011
    Sarah Michelle Gellar lends her voice to Cinderella/ Ella, who is smitten by the clueless Prince (Patrick Warburton). The new take on this fairytale is narrated by the cute palace dishwasher Rick (Freddie Prinze Jr.) who is secretly in love with Ella. He tries in vain to show Ell... read morea that the Prince isn't all he's cut out to be while trying to save Fairytale Kingdom from the wicked but well endowed stepmother (Sigourney Weaver) who wears a low-cut, form-fitting dress that had a slit all the way up the a**. (Dang! She did look hot!)

    Frieda manages to get a hold of a wizard's magical staff (who was on a golf vacation in Scotland! After all every wise Wizard needs a relaxing vacation every once in a while) which allows her to upset the balance of good and evil and banishes his faithful assistants, Mambo and Munk (Andy Dick and Wallace Shawn). Suddenly, the whole magic kingdom is thrown into disarray as she rounds up the kingdom's villains and attempts to rewrite everyone's stories, so that her two homely daughters can woo the handsome Prince who`s an idiot. It's now up to Rick to save the day and rescue Ella, even though she has little faith in his abilities - after all, he's just a lowly dishwasher.

Critic Reviews


Joe Morgenstern
January 5, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

N'ever was an apostrophe so misplaced, n'ever was the prospect of good cheer so perversely defeated. Full Review

Susan Walker
January 5, 2007
Susan Walker, Toronto Star

'As Grimm as it gets,' says the promotional tag for Happily N'Ever After. Make that grim. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
January 5, 2007
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

The movie's animators have been quoted saying they sought to give it a classic look. Cheesy would be more accurate. Full Review

Roger Moore
January 5, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Happily N'Ever After is proof-positive that Europeans may have us beaten in soccer, wine and luxury cars, but they still can't make a decent 3-D cartoon. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
January 5, 2007
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

[An] unfunny, trying-to-be-hip fairytale, with ugly CGI animation, a few bad songs, and Andy Dick and Patrick Warburton doing some of voices. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
January 5, 2007
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

'I hate to tell you, but it gets worse,' one character promises midway through Happily N'Ever After. No kidding. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
January 5, 2007
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

While new times deserve new tales, this ground has already been trodden -- twice -- by a more memorable ogre than any you'll find in Ella's enchanted forest. Full Review

Liam Lacey
January 5, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Scriptwriter Rob Moreland keeps the one-liners flowing, though, at best, they register no better than a tepid smirk on the humour thermometer. Full Review

Terry Lawson
January 5, 2007
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

[It's] unhappily unsuccessful as either low-budget, time-filling kiddie fare or satire aimed at adults. Its lack of imagination extends to the computer-generated animation, which is as lacking in deta... Full Review

Misha Davenport
January 5, 2007
Misha Davenport, Chicago Sun-Times

As an animated film, it may share the bright palette of a Disney feature, but its computer animation lacks the polish and detail of a Pixar film. Full Review

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