L.A. Weekly

It’s the sort of buoyant, all-ages entertainment that Hollywood has been laboring to revive in recent years (most recently with Hairspray) but hasn’t managed to get right until now, and the glue holding it all together is the incomparable Adams (an Oscar nominee for 2005’s Junebug), who gives the kind of blissful screwball performance that seemed to go out of fashion after "I Love Lucy" left the airwaves.

A review by Scott Foundas for L.A. Weekly around 2007-11-20

Charlotte Observer

Enchanted charmingly reworks all the old favorites while incorporating fresh twists of its own.

A review by Lawrence Toppman for Charlotte Observer around 2007-11-20

Philadelphia Inquirer

There's a word for women like Giselle: Supercalifragilistic. Ditto her film, Enchanted.

A review by Carrie Rickey for Philadelphia Inquirer around 2007-11-20

Entertainment Weekly

Enchanted is festooned with extravagant set pieces -- there's a great number in praise of romantic gestures, and a ballroom scene to make even grown-up girls swoon.

A review by Lisa Schwarzbaum for Entertainment Weekly around 2007-11-20

Christian Science Monitor

It may sound like faint praise to say that Enchanted is the movie of the year for smart and spirited 11-year-old girls. But a movie that genuinely respects that audience is not to be belittled.

A review by Peter Rainer for Christian Science Monitor around 2007-11-20

Variety

A full-blown musical that commutes between Disney's patented cartoon universe and the "real" world with cleverness and grace, this splashy production reminds one of nothing in the Disney canon so much as "Mary Poppins," not least due to the "star is born" aura that surrounds Amy Adams here, just as it did Julie Andrews 43 years ago.

A review by Todd McCarthy for Variety around 2007-11-20

Washington Post

Even if its most ironic humor will sail over the heads of very little ones, Enchanted is that rare comedy that will appeal to the whole family.

A review by Ann Hornaday for Washington Post around 2007-11-20

Los Angeles Times

Enchanted is as good as its name.

A review by Kenneth Turan for Los Angeles Times around 2007-11-20

The New York Times

The film works its magic largely by sending up, at times with a wink, at times with a hard nudge, some of the very stereotypes that have long been this company’s profitable stock in trade.

A review by Manohla Dargis for The New York Times around 2007-11-20

Chicago Reader

Disney goes meta in this witty, exuberant musical comedy whose parody and nostalgia serve a sweet and affecting romance.

A review by Andrea Gronvall for Chicago Reader around 2007-11-20

Austin Chronicle

Though writer Bill Kelly’s script takes extreme liberties with plot development and never really leaves you guessing about who’ll get the girl, the jokes rarely miss and the result is a refreshingly sardonic fairy tale.

A review for Austin Chronicle around 2007-11-20

The movie isn't a send-up or a takedown of fairy tales -- it's a fairy tale.

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Rolling Stone

Not since Julie Andrews rode an umbrella to glory in Mary Poppins has Disney given us such a real-life doll (Amy Adams).

A review by Peter Travers for Rolling Stone around 2007-11-20

Chicago Tribune

Through good scenes and derivative ones, Adams is disarming.

A review by Michael Phillips for Chicago Tribune around 2007-11-20

USA Today

The very definition of charming.

A review by Claudia Puig for USA Today around 2007-11-20

Chicago Sun-Times

More important, it has a Disney willingness to allow fantasy into life, so New York seems to acquire a new playbook.

A review by Roger Ebert for Chicago Sun-Times around 2007-11-20

New York Daily News

While Enchanted wittily updates traditional tales, it is, in the end, as carefully calculated in its appeal as any movie ever was.

A review by Elizabeth Weitzman for New York Daily News around 2007-11-20

New York Post

The first half hour or so of Enchanted is brilliant.

A review for New York Post around 2007-11-20

TV Guide Magazine

Special kudos to Adams, who nails the distinctive body language of Disney's spunky good girls and manages to make Giselle's relentless optimism seem charming rather than a sign of mental deficiency.

A review by Maitland McDonagh for TV Guide Magazine around 2007-11-20

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

The movie's big kick – what makes Enchanted live up to its title – is that the further Giselle progresses in New York, the more we feel like we've tumbled into a timeless Disney Neverland.

A review by Stephen Cole for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) around 2007-11-20

San Francisco Chronicle

Adams does offer quite a turn: Portraying a version of Disney's Snow White, she owns the character, down to every warble and twirl.

A review by Walter Addiego for San Francisco Chronicle around 2007-11-20

Miami Herald

It is a testament to just how well Enchanted works that by the time a dragon is flying around New York City, you've forgotten all about the movie's high-concept humor and become invested in the plight of its characters instead.

A review by Rene Rodriguez for Miami Herald around 2007-11-20

Baltimore Sun

The whole movie swings broadly from slapstick and mock suspense to song. But the film develops a strong amorous undertow; Kelly's script neatly allows for all the potential couples to get the fate or comeuppance they deserve.

A review by Michael Sragow for Baltimore Sun around 2007-11-20

Boston Globe

The sight of Adams gliding and beaming and chirping in this movie - a self-mocking cartoon that transforms into an inspired live-action musical farce - is just about the happiest time I've had watching an actor do anything all year.

A review by Wesley Morris for Boston Globe around 2007-11-20

ReelViews

While this is certainly not the first motion picture to blend drawn creations with real life actors, no movie to date has approached it quite this way.

A review by James Berardinelli for ReelViews around 2007-11-20

Slate

As the innocent and indomitably chirpy Giselle, Adams gives the great female comic performance of the year so far.

A review for Slate around 2007-11-20

The Hollywood Reporter

A sometimes clever, other times grating mix of live action and animation that plays tricks with levels of movie reality as the world of fairy-tale animation invades contemporary New York.

A review by Kirk Honeycutt for The Hollywood Reporter around 2007-11-20

The A.V. Club

Adams' winning performance and the light touch director Kevin Lima (a veteran of animation and live action) brings to scenes not tasked with advancing the plot all suggest that, silly as they may look once you take it apart, irony-free, romantic fantasy--animated and otherwise--still has a place on the big screen.

A review by Keith Phipps for The A.V. Club around 2007-11-20

Empire

It’s essentially, y’know, for kids, but the dedicated fairy tale fan will have tons of fun spotting all the references. Adams, meanwhile, gives one of the comedy performances of the year.

A review by Olly Richards for Empire around 2007-11-20

Village Voice

Somewhere between conception and execution, what could have been so much smart, sharp fun turned decidedly pedestrian.

A review for Village Voice around 2007-11-20

Film Threat

The kids and adults can dig this one, though adults may be stricken with Disney deja vu by this point.

A review for Film Threat around 2007-11-20

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Given the possibilities it's not particularly inventive, but it is nice to see a comedy so affectionate with the conventions it spoofs.

A review by Sean Axmaker for Seattle Post-Intelligencer around 2007-11-20