Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Musical
Directed by Adam Shankman
Produced by Barry Josephson, Barry Sonnenfeld, Amy Adams
Screenplay by Brigitte Hales
Based on Characters
by Bill Kelly
Story by J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Richard LaGravenese
Starring: Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Idina Menzel, James Marsden
Music by: Alan Menken
Edited by Chris Lebenzon
Cinematography: Simon Duggan
Music by Alan Menken
Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Josephson Entertainment, Right Coast Productions
Distributed by Disney+
The plot: Years after her happily ever after, Giselle, Robert and Morgan move to a new community and Andalasia and the real world are thrown off-balance.
Disenchanted was quite good in my opinion.
Pros: It was like everyone slipped back into their roles like a glove. I enjoyed the story, and seeing all of Andalasia in live action was a cool addition to this film. All of the outfits are so beautiful & my favourite standout actor was Gabriella Baldacchino as a younger Morgan Philip.
Cons: James Marsden’s Edward was sidelined through most of the movie. Maya Rudolph was boring as the villain Malvina. Patrick Dempsey’s character was uninteresting this time around and the final act was quite predictable and also hasn’t got the charm like the first film had.
Cast & Characters:
- Amy Adams as Giselle, Robert’s wife, Morgan’s stepmother, and Sofia’s mother
- Patrick Dempsey as Robert Philip, Giselle’s husband and Morgan and Sofia’s father
- Maya Rudolph as Malvina Monroe, the snooty head of Monroeville’s town council
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Rosaleen, one of Malvina’s assistants
- Jayma Mays as Ruby, one of Malvina’s assistants
- Gabriella Baldacchino as Morgan Philip, Robert’s 16-year-old daughter, Sofia’s older half-sister, and Giselle’s stepdaughter. Baldacchino replaced Rachel Covey, who originally played Morgan in the first film.
- Idina Menzel as Nancy Tremaine, Edward’s wife and Queen of Andalasia
- James Marsden as Edward, Nancy’s husband and King of Andalasia
The original Morgan, Rachel Covey, has a cameo as a Monrolasia native who reminds Giselle that the festival is that night.
Additionally, Oscar Nunez appears as Edgar, while Kolton Stewart portrays Tyson Monroe, Malvina’s son and Morgan’s love interest, and later boyfriend. Griffin Newman provides the voice of Pip, a chipmunk friend of Giselle and the narrator of the film. Unlike the first film, Pip is able to speak in both the real world and Andalasia through magic. Newman replaces Jeff Bennett and Kevin Lima from the first film.
Alan Tudyk provides the voice of the talking scroll. James Monroe Iglehart, Michael McCorry Rose, and Ann Harada portray Robert’s fellow commuters. Twins Mila and Lara Jackson play Robert and Giselle’s newborn daughter, Sofia.
Jodi Benson, who played Sam, the secretary at Robert’s law firm in the first film, filmed a scene for this film, but it was ultimately cut.
I recommend watching the first film before seeing this one which both of them on Disney+.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe.