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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisSan Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisDisenchanted, a delightful follow-up to the beloved fairy tale Enchanted, delivers everything you could ask for in a sequel. It not only continues the original film’s magical mix of music, animation, live action and humor, but also takes the story in a new and interesting direction.
- 70IGNAmelia EmberwingIGNAmelia EmberwingThe movie’s only real sin is some dull lyrics for rough songs. Amy Adams’ return as Giselle is a charming one, and families will have plenty of fun sitting down to watch this sequel together.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeAt a baggy, over-stretched two hours, its welcome is close to being overstayed, but there’s just about enough charm to keep Disenchanted from living up to its title.
- Much like its message, Disenchanted reminds us that every moment has the potential for providing us with a happily ever after, but it’s the good and the bad that makes it ever more enchanting. Did we need a sequel to “Enchanted”? Not really, but it’s cute enough to cast a bit of an escapist spell this holiday season.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeDisenchanted lacks the charisma and curiosity of its predecessor.
- 50The New York TimesAmy NicholsonThe New York TimesAmy NicholsonAdams doesn’t gain much by returning for Disenchanted, a cluttered and noisy sequel directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Brigitte Hales. Neither does the original film’s fan base.
- 42ColliderRoss BonaimeColliderRoss BonaimeDisenchanted posits that happily ever after isn’t always the ending of the story, but Disenchanted also proves that sometimes, maybe it should be.
- 40VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanObvious in its comedy, at once overblown and undernourished in its fantasy, Disenchanted, at times, is like a kiddified “Don’t Worry Darling” crossed with “Cinderella Strikes Back.” At others, it’s a light show in search of a movie. The visual effects are all swirling sparkles and sprouting vines, but the real problem is that the film has a pandering impersonality, along with the busy skewed logic of a metaverse.
- 38New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiOne sequence is amusing: a number called “Fairytale Life (After the Spell)” in which panini grills and espresso machines sing along like they live in Pee-wee’s Playhouse. You struggle to care about the rest.
- 33The A.V. ClubCourtney HowardThe A.V. ClubCourtney HowardIts lack of legitimate wit, cleverness, and focus makes a promising concept feel like a wasted wish, conjuring little of the magic that made its predecessor feel so memorable.