Listings for Friday, May 9, through Thursday, May 15, 2008

Enchanted

Capsule by Andrea Gronvall

From the Chicago Reader

Disney goes meta in this witty, exuberant musical comedy whose parody and nostalgia serve a sweet and affecting romance. In 2-D animation, an evil queen (given voice by Susan Sarandon) magically casts her stepson's fiancee (Amy Adams of Junebug) into oblivion; in live action, the maiden lands in the middle of Times Square, a contemporary damsel in distress. One day her prince will come, but not before she charms a cynical divorce attorney (Patrick Dempsey) and his motherless daughter. Adams, who could slay an ogre with her megawatt smile, flawlessly riffs on every Disney fairy-tale heroine from Snow White (in the zany number "Happy Working Song") to Cinderella. Kevin Lima directed; with James Marsden, Timothy Spall, and Idina Menzel. PG, 107 min. DVD projection.

This movie is currently playing at: Fri 5/9, 7 PM, Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton, Skokie, 847-673-7774

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