Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

bth2004 There really is nothing noteworthy or commendable about this movie. The plot is a straight-ahead take on the Cinderella classic; only instead of a dilapidated manor, it's the suburbs, high school, and a diner. The Fiona and stepsister characters are despicable but not in a fun way. Some characters are meant to be hated and you have a good time doing so. Some characters are hated and you just want them off the screen as quickly as possible. This film is overflowing with the latter.Hillary Duff and Chad Murray are boring. I could not care less about anything Duff said, and I could not care less about Murray in any sense.The story points are all contrived and unoriginal.The only character that approaches likability is Rhonda. She's nice and supportive of Sam and all; we'll keep her. Paul Rodriguez is wasted on this movie. Overall, just a boring waste of time. Total fluff. If you want a Cinderella-type story, go watch the classic Disney animation and get the real thing. This is a sorry knock-off.

Lee Eisenberg The Cinderella motif has gotten used so much that it's become a blur. To be certain, Kenneth Branagh's live-action version of Disney's 1950 movie comes across as less interesting since Cinderella was a character in the recent anti-fairy tale "Into the Woods".Anyway, "A Cinderella Story" is what Charles Perrault's fairy tale would be were it set in the San Fernando Valley. The abused stepdaughter (Hilary Duff) is surrounded by empty-headed people. There's every SoCal stereotype: Botox, mass consumption, and overusing water.So why take any interest in this movie? I watched it because I wanted to see the early appearance of Simon Helberg, now known as Howard on "The Big Bang Theory"*. Every time that his character appeared, I threw out a comment in the persona of Howard's shrill, overbearing mom.So, you might take an interest in the movie for that reason, but no other. A more interesting movie from 2004 based on Perrault's story is "Ella Enchanted", starring Anne Hathaway.It's too bad that Carol Ann Susi died. Now we'll never know what Howard's mom looks like.*More recently, Christine Baranski (Leonard's mom on "The Big Bang Theory") played the cruel stepmother in "Into the Woods".

Faiza Tsania its not that this movie is my first movie in my life time... its more like this movie make me curious so much back then, so that i really want to watch this movie for ages while internet connection or cinema didn't even exist in my home town. so when i was old enough, i could rent the movie and play it at home. its so sweet and beautiful for me a must watch >< absolutely. its my second best remake of Cinderella love story, ever after become the first. but still,,, this movie mean so much for me, even the actors, chad, Hillary :) i even like the soundtrack... it may sounded gibberish, but thats how i felt now, tomorrow, and even back then ..happy watching...

lisafordeay I got this on DVD and I used to be obsessed with it as I watched it every day but my DVD of it broke so now I have it on VHS and I really liked it.Hilary Duff plays Sam Montgomery a girl who's dad died in the earthquake and she lives with her Barbie plastic stepmother from hell Fiona(Jennifer Coolidge) and her two bratty step sisters Brianna & Gabriella.She meets a guy online who she doesn't even know and they decide to meet at the Halloween dance. The thing is that the secret admirer is no other than Austin Ames(Chad Micheal Murray) who is the school's quarter backer and he is dating Shelby Cummings who Sam's best friend Carter secretly fancies.Of course she goes as Cinderella and meets Austin Ames who she becomes smitten with.But will he love her if he finds out that she is the diner girl??.The cast was cute especially Chad Micheal Murray who was adorable and Hilary Duff who was a great actress. The music is grand and the whole plot is a teenage version of Cinderella.A great film to watch on a lazy afternoon with your mates or if you want something to watch by yourself.I'll give it an 8/10