Definitely my favorite Hilary Duff movie. I'm also a big Chad Michal Murray fan - he's so charming! (pun intended...) Just a super nostalgic guilty pleasure!

This movie left a fishy taste in my mouth. A fishy taste of joy, because I was salivating from the moment Hilary Duff's pubescent face graced the screen. Hilary's best friend is a quirky dork who can't drive. I found him deeply arousing throughout and his impression of Zorro left me in a writhing state of ecstasy. He can point his sword at me any day. Onto the plot, which made little to no sense. There were frequent references to an unknown place called Norwegia which may hold potential for my next overseas holiday. It seems to be home to a large quantity of Atlantic Salmon, which appeals to my insatiable appetite for fishy flavours. Hilary Duff-induced or otherwise.Apparently putting a small piece of fabric over your eyes is enough to serve as a foolproof disguise. Hilary Duff was unrecognisable after donning her white eye-mask, with her grating voice, flowing blonde tresses and caked-on makeup holding no clue as to her true, sordid identity. Not even a hint! She was completely transformed.Jennifer Coolidge was a revelation as the botoxed step-mother. Her breast implants were like small planets to which I gladly orbited. I have since become an air-borne satellite, rising each evening to salute these silicon-filled beacons of hope. Even now I feel my frail body being sucked in by their gravitational pull. I succumb willingly.The two step sisters' synchronised swimming routine brought me considerable joy. The enormous fart Gracie unleashes upon the swimming pool - spewed forth from her so- called "spastic colon" - stood out as a particular highlight of comic perfection.In conclusion, wear a mask and engage in a sordid online relationship and you'll end up with a prince charming read: sexual predator to call your own.

Samantha Montgomery (Hilary Duff) loses her father to an earthquake when she's 8 and leaves her to toil away at their diner under the thumb of her evil stepmother Fiona (Jennifer Coolidge) and stepsisters Gabriella (Andrea Avery) and Brianna (Madeline Zima). She's loved by the diner staff and her best friend Carter (Dan Byrd). She has an online relationship but doesn't know it's with the most popular boy in her school Austin (Chad Michael Murray).In this Cinderella adaptation, a cell phone is the glass slipper. It was unrealistic to not see through her disguise. That's a case of style ignoring substance. Then there's the evil reveal of her identity at the prep rally. The emotions and the motivations are all forced and illogical. Although I like all the actors in this movie, it has too much juvenile silliness. Ultimately it's a harmless piece of fluff.

This movie is a great movie. Sam (Hilary Duff) is an invisible, not-so-popular girl. When she was 8 years old, her father remarried, to a wicked woman, named Fiona, who has two daughters, Brianna and Gabriella. Sam's father dies in an earthquake and Sam is left with Fiona and her daughters. 8 years later, Sam is getting ready for college, hoping to attend Princeton. She is very smart, earning straight A's and taking AP classes. She has an email/text relationship with a boy she has never met, "Nomad". When he tells her to meet him at the dance, she finds out that he is Austin Ames (Chad Michael Murray) the most popular guy in school. He is the football star, class president, and secretly a closet poet hoping to attend Princeton too. Sam is wearing a mask, so he doesn't know who she is. After the dance, Austin tries to find out who this "Cinderella" was because he really liked her. Sam doesn't want to tell him because she is afraid that he will be disappointed. Meanwhile, Fiona is making Sam work really hard and throws away her Princeton acceptance letter. Austin's ex-girlfriend, Shelby is a popular cheerleader and finds out who "Cinderella" is and makes fun of Sam in front of the whole school. Sam gets mad at Austin and tells him off. When Austin is playing in his football game, he realizes that he wants to be with Sam, so during the last 10 seconds, he runs to the bleachers to stop Sam from leaving. Then they end up together, which upsets Shelby. After high school, they go to Princeton together."A Cinderella Story" is such a cute movie. It is definitely worth watching. It's just a really cute love story. I guess I like it so much because I'm a lot like Sam and my crush is a lot like Austin, but anyway, I think any girl will enjoy this film. And I guess you should keep in mind that I'm a 16 year old girl. But it has a great story about never giving up and following your dreams. "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game."