Enchanting film

Disney musical offers a genuine defense of marital love | Sam Thielman

Are you tired of microwaved unamusicals like the awful cinematic rehash of The Producers? Do you long for an original song or two, rather than the remixed pop of Moulin Rouge? You may be suffering from Post-Disney Heartbreak (PDH), an ailment for which the studio's new movie Enchanted is the bracing cure.

In Enchanted (rated PG for some scary images and mild innuendo), an evil queen (Susan Sarandon) banishes a princess named Giselle from the idyllic world of Andalasia to "a place where there are no happy endings!" That place is live-action, modern-day Manhattan, where Giselle (Amy Adams) and her beau (James Marsden as Edward, the gormless prince who pursues her to the Apple) meet with some small resistance to their sunny attitudes and romantic ideals. They still sing and dance, though, and local funny animals still come to the rescue.