Godmothered 2020

Be careful who you wish for.

6.8 / 10   584 vote(s)
PG
Family Fantasy Comedy

A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very different than a "prince charming."

Release Date 2020-12-04
Runtime 1h 53m
Directors Sharon Maguire, Christopher Norr, Marc Craste, Charlie Daboub, Caty Maxey
Producers Justin Springer, Diane L. Sabatini, Tom Pollock, Ivan Reitman, Amie Karp, Kaylin Frank, Alison Parraco
Writers Melissa K. Stack, Kari Granlund, Kari Granlund

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

This is a weird little gem of a watch. Not only is it a goofy and fun family movie, but it has a fun "story in a story" style of structure to it.

While the main story is Ellinoore trying to help Mackenzie, it is literally a support story to Mackenzie's story, so the B story is the actual main story. It's not that important, just an amusing note.

The movie is filled with fun, feel-good moments. While it's not going to be an award winning movie, I think it's almost a guaranteed good movie for almost anyone.

Kamurai

Not good. I don't hate it though, it's harmless and means well.

'Godmothered' is an extremely forgettable 2020 flick from Disney. Jillian Bell leads, with Isla Fisher supporting. I actually think it would've worked best the other way around, with Fisher portraying Eleanor and Bell playing Mackenzie. I like Bell from 'Workaholics', but she isn't lead worthy enough in my opinion; at least based on this. Jane Curtin also appears.

The plot is very formulaic and lacks originality, especially with a few cringey, "how do you do fellow kids"-esque jokes. It's a very basic fish-out-of-water schtick for the majority. The ending is sickly, even if it has its heart fully in the right place.

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