Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale
Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale
G | 26 April 2010 (USA)
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Elle wants to be a singer/songwriter, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her parents. She moves in with her adoptive uncle, who runs a small independent record label whose biggest act, Sensation, is also Elle's biggest pain.

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Izzy Hutch

This was the most ridiculous Cinderella story i have ever seen. Firstly all characters could NOT act except from sterling knight in some scenes. I know that she was trying to do a false accent but she was terrible at it and hurt my ears so much i will not recommend this movie because it was a waste of my time and i could of watched a different movie which would of been much better! The Cinderella was very fake and her accent was absolutely terrible. The worst movie i have seen in my entire life and i have seen many movies before. This is the worst Cinderella remake as well. I did not get to the ending because my head started to hurt and i just could not take it anymore so if you want to waste your time go ahead and watch this movie. This does not even deserve a 1!

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Morgan Carroll

Even though I am a sucker for the predictable story line and I love all the Cinderella movies, I didn't enjoy this one. This movie was D-Grade at best and wasn't at all the quality I was expecting.The acting was terrible and I didn't enjoy it.This movie definitely disappointed me as a viewer. I don't know whether it was the actors I had never heard of, that weren't really actors, or the fact that the songs were extremely cheesy, but this film lacked quality. I have been disappointed with the quality dropping a little more with each movie past the first, I liked the second movie, the third was all right but this one was the worst.I wouldn't recommend it.

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Amy Adler

Elle (Ashlee Hewitt) has undergone a life-change of great sadness. An aspiring country singer, her parents died in a plane crash on the way to hear perform at a school concert. Thus, Elle has moved in with her uncle Alan in Los Angeles and works as a "gopher" for his small recording label. This means fetching coffee and arranging schedules for the studio's main act, a three gal pop group called Sensation. Naturally, this trio of young ladies are budding prima donnas and they put Elle down at every opportunity, as well as making constant demands. Unhappily, Elle finds it difficult to talk to her uncle, both from her shyness and his work schedule. No one realizes that spectacle-wearing Elle may have musical dreams. One day, a Bieber-type singer, Ty Parker (Sterling Knight) comes to the office to talk with Alan. He is tired of recording the same old pop tunes and wants to sign with a label that will give him more creative freedom. Alan, having a shoestring budget, wants to sign the very popular Ty but he asks that he make a record with a British pop teen, Candy Cane, FIRST, and then they will discuss his future venture. Ty says he must think about it. In the meantime, Elle goes into the studio late one night, to record one of her compositions, on the sly. What she doesn't know is that Ty has had to come back to the office to retrieve his cell phone. When he sees and hears Elle's performance, he guesses that she is Miss Kane and wants to talk to her about their future duet. Stunned, Elle plays along but then vanishes after a night of coffee and conversation. Soon the real Candy arrives, confusing everyone. How will this tangle of webs get undone? Is there a future for Elle and Ty? This is quite a sweet little film, at times, one that its target audience of tween girls will like. Hewitt and Knight are quite gifted, musically, and also sport very natural acting abilities. The rest of the cast, mostly unknowns, do a fine job as well. Costumes are also very fetching, while sets, script and direction are above average. However, it would still behoove parents to watch with their gals and discuss issues presented. For example, not all young singers are arrogant folks like Sensation but, more importantly, the musical business is quite competitive and singers don't usually take off their glasses, put on cute outfits and make it easily. It would have been nice if the film had actually shown Sensation practicing and receiving advice from teachers and those with industry knowledge, too. In short, this modern fairy tale is enjoyable but parents will want to bring any daughters with singing ambitions back to reality at the finish.

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precious8387

I only watched this movie because I am a fan of Sterling Knight. With that being said, I'm also a fan of Cinderella stories. While I did enjoy the plot of this film, I couldn't get into some of the scenes because the acting really wasn't that great. I was also a little disappointed that we didn't get to see Sterling Knight sing. Isn't he supposed to be a pop star in this film?? Ashlee Hewitt has a beautiful voice and I really enjoyed the scenes where she sang. Overall it was a good movie and I'm still a big fan of Sterling Knight (thought he was great in it), but it is not a movie I'd buy on DVD to watch again.

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