Better Late Then Never

Absolutely amazing

A different way of telling a story

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It's less of a fairy tale and more of a world we are entering in en masse.The striking factors on this movie displayed are a novel beginning with the speed with which we communicate and the global audience. How voice commands take away any effort to the point of duplicating hand writing to appear personal. A computer program, OS1 that discards, edits, organizes, recommends by taking the role of a secretary while maintaining a quality romantic relationship that matures into a fairly realistic future of where we are heading. We spend more and more time with our gadgets and find fuel than with another human entity. The simple songs by Ashlee Hewitt, her voice complimenting the unseen Samantha, actress Scarlett Johansson. Now her acting and voice together with the songs are the gems in this movie.

I'll confess I like sweet movies. I'm not automatically alienated by predictability or lack of originality.Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale is not an ambitious movie. The bad guys are painted broadly as self-absorbed celebrities. The good guys are sweet and deserving. Acting is uneven but some of it is clearly intentionally bad and meant as humor or parody. I can see how it would be annoying for many. It didn't bother me. I wasn't looking for Paul Newman in The Verdict or Daniel Day Lewis as Hawkeye. This is light Disney-esq or ABC Family style fare. I've seen far worse movies.For me, Ashley Hewitt's singing redeemed all. When Ashley's character Elle was singing she carried the story and lit up the stage or screen. The songs were both catchy and well-delivered. I found myself rewinding to the songs and replaying them. The movie ends on a musical performance high note, emphasizing that the Cinderella plot device and character development are not the focus of the movie. The music is the raison d'etre and Ashley Hewitt's voice and pretty face are enough to frame the music. It left me feeling the beat, lyrics repeating in my head, and with a smile. Not so bad. Yes, it is not the best example of film making nor a model for method acting. The producer's ambitions were low and many elements are cartoonish, but a few catchy songs sung by a pretty girl won me over. Unlike many technically better movies I'd watch it again.

in short i wasted over an hour of my life, the actors had no knowledge or portrayal of emotion i really advise you DO NOT watch this film, its your average cliché overused storyline with bad actors and annoying accents and this 'singer' repeats the same song like fifty times and i started to get on my nerves, everything about this movie is fake and cheap. They are so dull and its so boring, the sort of thing that would air on TV at about three O'Clock in the evening at the same time as about 20 other cheapo fail films. The directors must be crazy or were high at the time cus seriously?! just no -_- never a good idea if ur basically reusing content

This movie is mostly memorable because of the music. Not sure who wrote those songs (I believe it is the singer Ashlee Hewitt) but they are what good wholesome songwriting is all about! The movie is kind of cute, somewhat predictable, but every time that young lady picks up that guitar and starts singing this movie jumps about 3 notches. I thought Sterling Knight was good in this and the "mean girls" (Stepsisters) were very entertaining.The supporting cast beyond that was good- and my daughters loved this film - it's good wholesome fun and in today's world that is unique in itself.