Charming (2018) User Reviews

Cute at certain moments but simplistic and forced at too many others

[ayoreinf · 7/10 · 22 July 2018]

Yes, Charming does have certain charm, it's very beautiful as far as its design goes, and most of the jokes do work. All of the cast performs very professionally, but still. The plot doesn't advance naturally, it doesn't flow it stumbles ahead very predictably, as we all knew it would, to the not surprising end. On the road it hits every cliche in the book, many of them are mentioned as if jokingly, but they move the plot forward despite of making us all aware the scriptwriters know it's a cliche.

So basically, as I stated in the title, the end result is simplistic and forced. Can't say it was painful to watch, but I did cringe in my chair more than once, and its just plain shame, cause I can see here potential for a better movie.

Wanted to love this but just couldn't

[Samijxoxo · 5/10 · 15 November 2018]

Demi is amazing. I wanted to love this movie. The soundtrack was great Demis voice acting was on point but the writing just left something to be desired. There just felt like there was stuff missing. We needed an adorable 3rd party to bring in more comedy and sass the bird was great but the part was so small. The story felt as though part of it was left on the editing floor almost like a book adaptation where you're expected to already love and care for the characters and are there for the highlights. All in all the idea was good, I loved how they pulled so many well loved tales together to feature in this but it is a forgettable movie.

Can Hollywood please hire better scriptwriters?

[ghelik · 5/10 · 18 January 2019]

The story was duuuuulllllllll. It had funny moments and references, but the character interaction was so forced. The story lacked well.... everything and enough already with these True Love stories. The only redeeming quality to this thing was the art and the care put into little details like the pictures in the place's walls. The characters were no Disney, but nice to look at and the voice actors did a decent enough job.

Cute, in it's own way but also dissapointing.

[kiannla · 3/10 · 15 January 2021]

I get that Hollywood is pushing extreme feminism, and this movie displays that vividly, by making the main female character strong, and independent. However, by making the princesses that Prince charming saves whiney, vain, weak and stupid, and the prince himself a pathetic mass of uselessness, this movie gives the impression that if you need a man's help then you are weak. Which is not something I would want my daughter to believe, sometimes strength lies within letting someone help you, and it shouldn't matter if it is a man or a woman. Why not teach actually equality and not superiority for once?

"Charming" film for kids

[fmartin-21394 · 7/10 · 10 January 2021]

I liked this movie more than I thought I would. I think the awesome music helped a lot - I think without it the film would be kind of meh. The concept is fun though - why is Prince Charming rescuing multiple princesses in all those fairy tales? Oops. Now he's got problems. Overall, it's an enjoyable film for kids and something to play during a lazy afternoon, but I've seen better.

Stupid

[laborcabarbara · 3/10 · 8 July 2018]

So i went to see this movie with my daughters (5,7). They liked it. But they like everything without criticism. For an adult it was very very disappointing.

Plot spoiler!

Prince Charming has a curse, that every woman who look in his eyes fall for him. Thus the husbands, fathers, (the men)are angry, since their wives, daughters only want the prince from now on. Cinderella, Snow White and Aurora are all saved by this same Prince and they are all engaged to him. The curse is breakable, the Prince had to fight with undefeatable enemies and find true love, and the kiss of true love can break the curse. He meets Lenore, a thief girl, who is hired by Snow White's father to help Prince Philip break the curse.( Hoping that his true love will be Snow White then.) Lenore is immune to the charming curse and she and the prince fall in love, blablabla.

The real problem is the characters. Very disappointing that Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella are stupid, whining, spoiled, mean and useless characters, you hate and want them to shut up. Why???

Philip is....uhhh. Empty headed, useless, stupid "donjuan" without any skills, any character, any hero feature, but the charm curse, and bodyguards to save his ass from the rage of men. And ahh, he is a prince, so he is precious, superior to others.

Lenore is supposed to be a strong and independent woman, kind of Robin Hood x Lara Croft mix. She is resistant to the charming curse, but after spending 2 days with Philip saving his life, guarding him, fell in love with him because.... because ohh she is immune to the curse, so must be true love, end of story. Oh god.....

Summary, not funny, stupid characters, stupid story, and I did not like the animation design and quality.

Comic fairytale

[ray115 · 6/10 · 26 January 2019]

Nice little comic fairytale with familiar characters. Three rich babes Cinderella, The Snow White and Sleeping Beauty all plan to marry with their savior which happens to be the same prince. Don't expect ultra good animation or complicated plot twists but still OK.

Painful on so many levels.

[xktqutmb · 2/10 · 11 January 2021]

There are five of us and no one liked this. Neither guys nor girls neither young nor old. Just bad. Overly melodramatic and preachy and the many many attempts at humor fall really flat. It tries to be clever and turn things on its head and subvert expectations but just becomes a messy boring waste of time. I wish I could go into more detail but I kept falling asleep so a lot of this is based on how much the rest of my family hated it. Pixar this ain't but if you are in need of a good nap this is the ticket.

It might have charm, but it is not irresistible.

[leoxatzian · 6/10 · 3 December 2018]

This new fairytale themed comedy by Dreamworks might not be the new "Shrek", but it has a fair amount of charm to stand out on it's own. The plot starts out with some really unique ideas, but becomes a bit more predictable and cliche as it goes on. The comedy does not always stick the landing, but when it does, it is undeniably funny. Some characters are properly developed and likeable, but the same can't be sayed about all of them. In conclusion, this movie can be considered hit or miss depending on how you view it.

Just awful

[facebookma · 2/10 · 9 December 2018]

When I started watching this I tought it was an foreigner amateur movie, because the sync is bad, the story is completely pointless, rushed. You don't feel any connection with the characters, they're not well developed and the plot are a big forgettable cliche. Everything just happens because happens. The story didn't convinces anyone. The "true love" looks everything apart from love, it just comes from nowhere. The lines are badly written. Seems like they had to cut everything to make the story fit in an hour and a half. Terrible, I was surprised that this movie is on cinema. It feels like it was made in two days and that the productors didn't even care about making it.

Kids loved it

[goebs-71450 · 10/10 · 8 January 2019]

Not going to over analyze a movie meant for kids, but simply they loved it and basically want to watch it on repeat over and over again. The soundtrack is great and doesn't get super annoying like some other movies.

I loved this movie and the score was stellar.

[gidgetthewise · 7/10 · 17 November 2018]

You take a story where the Prince is in sure straits. Always having maidens fall but for him but not for true love. This a novel idea. Add to it that it's a curse and it's affecting every maiden and the mrnfolk are taking up arms against him If buy that. The score is beautiful. I really like this movie alot.

Terrible animation poor storyline not funny, wanted to punch myself

[hippokay · 1/10 · 9 November 2018]

I'm surprised that this animation was released in cinemas because it looked very amateur. The plot was very forced and did t make sense, it was so pointless, the whole time while watching I wanted to punch myself in the face. The lips were out of sync, at one point I thought it was a foreign animation that was translated to English. It's not , it's like a ho e made d grade animation made in someone's garage. I left feeling pissed of that I took my niece to this garbage. It was not entertaining funny or enjoyable. I cringed and couldn't wait for the movie to end.

Really wanted to like it...

[samanthaainger · 4/10 · 25 January 2021]

The animation was beautiful and the actors were very professional, however the script itself felt very pieced together. There was no flow to the story line and the jokes and songs seemed very forced.

The half-oracle scene was well done and we found her entertaining. Kind of Tim Burton-ish.

Overall, I think the story had potential but was not written well.

"Pop drawing"

[SilverOrlov · 6/10 · 1 December 2018]

The story itself is not bad, but realization is the same as the music in this animation - just pop for little girls. Silly grimacing and flat jokes are cute at certain moments, but make a bad picture when such realization is almost 100% of all time in that cartoon.

Not an animated classic, and at best, for young kids :-(

[stevebondi · 5/10 · 23 January 2021]

Apparently lower budgets can pull off decent CG, but not enough to pay for scripts that can delight all ages :-(

NOt disney , but that may be a good thing

[DuskShadow · 6/10 · 8 December 2018]

From everything to reversing the old time gender roles of the gal princess out in the wide world and the hunky prince; here we have THE prince charming after his romps and minor adventures; cursed, attracting ALL ladies' attention like no other, but the guy begins to feel remorse over the affects and the promised end to love as a result of his bachelorhood continuing. Fairly deep. Coupled with another protagonist in the form of the free willied, treasure seeking rogue that is female, and instead of a girl in a disney film, this "lady" is mature enough and the same age of the prince, in body and mind ( no skinny gals here, just an in shape shapely awesome chick). There are of course many cliches, but it is a medieval romance adventure animated film. However its surely targeted at an older pre teen to teen or older audience by not only the ages of the characters, but the situations, the endless amorous references, plus a bunch of jabs at disney films and jokes from Monty Python films . Its even got John Cleese in this! References to aladdin, cinderella, sleeping beauty, snow white. Forget em. The characters had deeper emotions and motivations, that though not properly expressedal lthe time, got across well enough to relate. This was a funny movie and the music, done by SIA, was pretty good as well. I am was glad to have watched it. Heres to changing up the formula! 6/10

Woeful

[grant-oneill · 1/10 · 4 November 2018]

This movie was dumb from start to finish. Not funny in the slightest, very contrived storyline, full of cliches, and no imagination.

The animation was poor (particularly the lip syncing), too.

I don't know why they thought the three princesses should be stupid and vain. They also sing about loving Prince Charming based on purely superficial qualities, which I thought was quite out of touch with the messages society is trying to get across to children these days.

Similarly, the plot revolves around true love. How original!

The soundtrack was very average too. The songs seemed to be written in complete isolation to the events of the movie. They didn't "fit".

Give this one a miss.

Animation and story humors part are not up to standards.

[adnanhaider · 5/10 · 15 November 2018]

It seems writer is trying to copy the script.

Keep it up..

Edgy, original, irreverent, heartfelt

[ravenrene-86272 · 9/10 · 3 April 2021]

I have 6 kids ages 4-13. Also an English Degree and Im a cinephile. I have seen every kids movie for over a decade. This movie is entertaining from start to finish. I laughed almost the entire time. It made me cry at the end because it was a great story and endorsement for love and marriage. This love is more modern, mature and complex.

Sidebar, slight Latina flair here. Set in Spain. Lead actors Demi Lovato and Valderamma are Hispanic. Songs by SIA and Lovato soared.

Suicide!!??! Not for children!!!!

[idesign-01984 · 1/10 · 18 February 2021]

At the end of the movie charming hints that the curse has to end with him. After charmings true love receives a letter from him the bird motions that he is going to kill himself. Would never recommend this movie for young children or even preteens to watch. What a horrible ending and thought to put in a child's head. If I could I would give it a zero I would.

It is just awful that I need to write something

[shibako · 1/10 · 24 January 2021]

Watched this with my family on Netflix and I was disappointed. The worst movie I have ever watched. The whole story was pointless and a total waste of the time. It was no funny, no inspiring, no lesson learnt. Netflix should remove this movie for God's sake.

Reviews are funnier than the movie.

[elizabethdeann · 1/10 · 5 April 2022]

The reviews are funnier than the movie. It is extremely slow, I wanted it to be over 20 minutes in. It's like a car crash you just can't look away. Also the gaint savage women freaked me out.

Cute. Kids liked it :-)

[madden-brad · 5/10 · 16 January 2021]

All in all, it's breezy and fun. Many jokes hit. My kiddos liked it. I will say, the animation isn't great-but that doesn't matter.

Charming Trash!!

[lovelyiam17 · 4/10 · 13 January 2021]

The review for this movie can be summed up in one word- trash. It had sooo much potential but it was an epic fail! I agree with the other reviews, the writing was terribleand and lacked depth. Who approved this!