Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming the entire town into a real-life fairy tale and placing her family’s future happiness in jeopardy, she must race against time to reverse the spell and determine what happily ever after truly means to her and her family.
Disenchanted suffers from the classic sequel trap: the original Enchanted's charm came from its fish-out-of-water satirical freshness, which this sequel can't replicate. The plot is convoluted and overstuffed—Giselle's wish-gone-wrong premise feels like a retread of familiar fairy tale tropes without the wit that made the first film work. Amy Adams commits fully and Maya Rudolph makes for an entertaining villain, but the material undersells them. The cinematography is serviceable but lacks the visual invention needed to compensate for the weak script. The ending resolves things too neatly and predictably, undercutting the emotional stakes the film tries to build. As a follow-up to a beloved original, it feels largely unnecessary and derivative.