NOW ON DVD

HAPPILY NEVER AFTER
Rated PG
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sigourney Weaver, George Carlin
 

Brian’s Rating   

Part of my job description involves reviewing movies that I would probably not choose for my own personal viewing pleasure.

I’m not a fan of scary movies but I see them because many of you are. I don’t have children, but many of you do, so I want to let you know if certain movies are appropriate and entertaining.

And with that in mind, I’m providing this report on the animated movie Happily Never After, produced by the makers of the two Shrek movies.

The story is centered on the tale of Cinderella and a couple of other fairy tales so I thought I knew what I was in for. Frankly folks, I’m flabbergasted. This positively humorless movie is a complete waste of time.

The voiceovers sound amateurish, even though they are provided by the likes of Sigourney Weaver and George Carlin. The jokes fall flat. And there is an unbelievably bad musical number.

If you are a caring parent or grandparent, do not subject your kids to Happily Never After. It’s now out on DVD, by the way.