A Cinderella Story DVD

Advantages: Chad Michael Murray's looks
Disadvantages: Predictable, boring, Hilary Duff acting like herself yet again, poor comedy, really unoriginal, idea just wasn’t executed well, lacklustre script, bad direction, terrible soundtrack mainly because Duff sings the majority of the songs.

...Duff. The movie seemed like a lot of fun, and I’m one of those people who doesn’t mind watching remakes and new takes on old ideas, just as long as they’re well executed. From the trailer, this movie did look like it was going to be a good, light-hearted teen movie, urm…what was I thinking? After her father passes away Samantha Montgomery is left in the care of her evil stepmother Fiona and her stepsisters Brianna and Gabriella. Sam is forced to ...
...guy in high school (what a coincidence) Austin Ames. Sam is a little shocked and thinks he is just another jock and doubts they could possibly have anything in common in reality. She leaves the party leaving her cell phone by mistake, Austin’s only clue to find out who his Cinderella really is…yawn. I for some reason felt Chad Michael Murray and Hilary Duff didn’t have amazing chemistry, and was I the only one to be bothered by the fact that a 23 ... Read review

Advantages: It's only an hour and a half long
Disadvantages: It's trite beyond belief

...night. At school she is a geek, shunned by the popular kids and at home she is bullied by her two stepsisters. Her only ray of hope is the text message relationship she shares with a secret admirer. When he insists on meeting her at the high school dance, Sam doesn’t know what to do. Will he fall for the real her or be repelled by her nerdy image? This film may as well be called “How to Make a High School Movie by the Numbers”. It’s got all the ...
...in an attic, but it’s a really cool looking attic with a high-spec computer and telephone. She may have to work all the hours under the sun, but she can afford to run a vintage Mustang convertible and dinky mobile phone and has an obviously expensive haircut and dye job. And this Cinderella doesn’t shamble around in rags; no she has a wardrobe full of very new and cool clothes. If only poverty could be like this for everyone! Director Mark Rosman ... Read review

Advantages: It'll cheer you up!
Disadvantages: No chemistry between the two leads.

...from the title, this is a modern day version of Cinderella, a fun and upbeat movie starring Hilary Duff and One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray. ► Cast ◄ Sam Montgomery - Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire, Cheaper By The Dozen) Austin Ames - Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill, Freaky Friday) Fiona - Jennifer Coolidge (Legally Blonde, American Pie, Joey) Rhonda - Regina King (Legally Blonde 2, Miss Congeniality 2) ► Plot ◄ ...
...University. Her days are made a lot brighter by an online relationship with a boy known only as Nomad, whom she met in a Princeton chatroom. Sam and Nomad regularly text and email each other, and it is revealed to the viewer quite early in the film that Nomad is in fact Austin Ames (Chad Michael Murray) the most popular boy in school, he's student body president and captain of the football team, and one of the cool kids whose clique make fun of Sam. ... Read review

Advantages: Good for sleepovers , Good teen movie , funny
Disadvantages: none

A Cinderella Story is a teen movie full of romance.It stars Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. Sam (Hilary Duff) montgomery lived with her widowed dad.He gets remarried when Sam was eight but is killed in an earthquake. That means Sam is forced to live with her stepmother Fiona who is obsessed with plastic surgery and her two daughters Brianna and Gabriella. Sam's dad owned a diner but since her step-mother took it over she's changed into a ...
...girl. Sam is an A straight student so in a way is a considered a geek.At school she gets grief from the popular girls , but unaware to them , Sam has a secret relationship through instant messaging with a secret admirer , Austin(Chad Michael Murray). Although they don't know who each other is , he wants to take Sam to the Princeton. Austin invites Sam to go to the halloween dance with him even though he has a girlfriend.But their relationship is ... Read review

Advantages: Good adaptation of a classic fairytale
Disadvantages: none

...and basically treats her like a servant, as she forces her to work at the family diner, as well as looking after the home. Life's not much better for Sam at school, where she finds herself being mocked and shunned by the more popular and wealthy groups of girls and boys. The only enjoyment Sam has is her internet romance with a mystery guy from the same school. After weeks of flirtatious messages they agree to meet at the school fancy dress dance. ...
...loves. So take a classic fairy tale, adapt it into a modern setting and what have you got, A Cinderella Story. Although the film isn't great, it achieves what it sets out to do, it is an enjoyable, light hearted romance which is obviously aimed for a much younger audience than myself. The actual adaptation of the fairy tale works really well, when updated to fit into a modern world, with classic bits of the story, such as the glass slipper being ... Read review