jmains0709-575-72530 I thought this movie was really good seeing they had different versions of Cinderella. I think this version was better than the first version. Instead of the guy and the girl hooking up all the way at the end of the story, they do it in the middle of the story, which gave it a twist.I think that Selena Gomez and Drew Seeley are fantastic actors . It was truly an amazing movie. You can watch it with your friends, with your kids, or with who ever you want to watch it with. I actually bought the Movie on DVD so it can get watched over and over again. To me the age difference didn't matter at all. They both played there parts really well.

annevejb I found the Hilary Duff Cinderella to be unusual in that I liked it. After Lizzie M. I felt a need to look to Hilary Duff's movies and it was the one of the few that I liked. This story took a bit more work to get to the point of really liking it. It felt as if it started weak and gradually became watchable. Now I rate it. The music and dance means that I will watch it way more than the H D story. The dance really dances, for me. I got this because of Selena. Princess Protection Program may be rated as only suitable for pre-teens, but I found it okay for second childhood if I ignored the morality tale aspect. PPP helped me to ignore the Waverly Movie and start to consider Selena as a very acceptable actress. * A thread at the Message Board believes that Selena's dancing is mostly done by an actress listed in the film's credits as a dancer, an unlisted stunt double. Look at the dancers in the advert sequence, the short dancer who looks a bit like Selena. Selena as new to dancing, though the DVD extras say that she did unusually well. There are all sorts of film tricks that will be used to help the story along, I wonder if the main unlisted ingredient is the unusually high quality of the editor. Getting the dance to feel like amazing dance. Used to be I looked to the actors as the reason and now I am wondering if it was the film editor who should get the credit for creating amazing dance and whoever okayed the end credits as the one who messed up bad, I accept that the end credits content is fairly typical. * Drew Seeley as a bonus extra. I knew that he was in HSM, dub type singing the leading man's songs because of the vocal range needed. Not in HSM 2 or 3. Here he is, on screen, singing and dancing and acting. He co-wrote the songs that he sings. The director was oh so pleased that this story has 100% original material for all of the song and dance. As background material for HSM I find this to be essential viewing. Chasing interviews re the dance subtracted from that. The ugly sisters fascinate me, too. If this story was Brit it would be very different ugly sisters. These are obviously grunged down compared to how they normally look. There is a set of three horror movies that they acted in, Ginger Snaps, werewolf stuff, starting from when the youngest was just older than school age, and they show something of what these two are like away from an ugly sister role. Their looks can change when needed. Cinderella Mary's best friend is another source of fascination. The screen presence is very much a seventeen year old school kid, but just check out her age. It is not just Drew and the ugly sisters who are ancient. * So, a really nice story. But a problem for Selena and a dancer as the credits miss out on a small but significant detail, stunt double. Enough to bring the personal rating down for me, from a 9 or 10, which it would otherwise rate, to 8 or 9. To me there is cleaning that needs to be done.

MEZahra1031 I downloaded the movie and expected myself to be bored out of my mind for the next two hours.... but i was wrong !!! The movie was nothing like I had expected !!! The story is extremely predictable and we all knew what was ganna happen since the first scene of the movie, but I still liked it. The script was really good, though. The conversations between Dustin "Da Phunk" and Tami were hilarious !!!Although personally I thought that if Mary was somehow blood related to Dominique it would've been better. I mean, we are lead to believe the Dominique is such a bad person, but why is she taking care of Mary??? I know she's not really taking care of her, it's more like using her as a slave, but still. When I thought about it, Mary would've actually been homeless without Dominique. Not that I like Dominique, I know she's really evil and all, but she's not as heartless as she's supposed to be. I'm sure no one understands me now, but I think that whoever does if they think about it they will agree with me. But all-in-all, I think the movie was great, above all my expectations. 9/10

writingmermaid Wow. Just wow. For the first five minutes of the film I thought, "Oh, okay, another cheesy Disney-like movie." Boy was I proved wrong! I've finally discovered something: there are three kinds of people in the world. First, the people (mostly preteens, really) who are absolutely obsessed with anything Disney-channel or "Disneyfied" related, and therefore are oblivious to the talent of the actors. Second are the people who always put down Disney-channel or "Disneyfied" related items simply because of this generation's obsessiveness, and therefore also are oblivious to the talent of the actors. Then there is a small minority of people who treat these movies like any other and evaluate them without any prejudice or affinity toward the Disney-channel or "Disneyfied" film franchise. And if you belong to the third group, you'll truly appreciate this film. Selena Gomez is simply divine -- she has mastered all the dancing in this movie in just three weeks! And these are no simple moves. She has added her own personal and signature style to the movie, perfecting each and every dance routine to the point of brilliancy. And Drew is likewise staggering -- not only is he smooth on the dance floor, but he stays in character perfectly throughout the entire film. It's true this movie has the same "follow your dream" formula, but this is revealed through a sumptuous blend of beautiful characters (especially the protagonists, who spark some beautiful cinematic chemistry), stunning dance sequences, dazzling songs, and unpredictable twists in the Cinderella storyline. Now I've noticed that many people have problems with regards to the age differences in the two lead actors. However, one has to keep in mind that some of the most timeless classical romances -- Jane Eyre, Memoirs of a Geisha, Emma, to name a few -- have characters who don't allow their ages to stand in the way of their love, and who try to teach that love exists without any barriers. It's also important to keep in mind that, in the actual film, the characters' ages are not supposed to be that far apart; Mary may look very young, but Selena does have a childlike face . . . but a beautiful, sweet face. I know I said I wouldn't judge according to the Disney franchise, but it's safe to say that, compared to all the other Disney Channel movies I've seen (including High School Musical, Jump in! and Camp Rock), this is the absolute best! It's passionate and endearing, and nothing short of amazing!