Watching Bones

I just saw the movie Enchanted the other night, and I have to say it was cute. Not something I would take my husband to see, and definitely something that I wouldn’t recommend for anyone not tolerant of cutesey, fantastical movies, but still, it was cute. The premise was - in case you’re not familiar - was that an animated fairy-tale girl who had fallen in love with and was about to marry a prince was thrown down a well in cast out of cartoon-land and into the real-life New York City. Okay, so far so corny. If you got past the first five or ten minutes of cartoon-y singing, you’re well on your way to the rest of the cute story!

Of course, the prince can’t let his soon-to-be princess perish, so he dives in after her, but she has already wandered off, confused and lost. She retains her fairy-tale sweetness and naivete, and is absurdly trusting and very obviously not from around town. She runs into a man and his daughter, who is immediately taken by finding a real princess in the middle of the city, and the little girl talks her dad into helping her out. What starts out as a simple offer to come in and dry off turns in to allowing her to stay the night.

I could tell you more about it, but that would be giving it all away - and considering how unpredictable a story like this is, that just wouldn’t be fair. (By the way, that was sarcasm…) But, the reason you would even care about this “oh-so-cute” movie is because our own beloved Michaela Conlin is in it. If you haven’t seen the movie yet and are interesting in going to see her part in it, let me tell you right now: Don’t. Don’t get me wrong, it was - like I said - a cute movie. And Michaela is great in it - if you don’t blink. Her part is so brief it makes me sad. I was so excited to see her on the big screen, and I only recognized her as the camera moved away from her. I certainly don’t want to sound like I’m downing the movie, but I just want you to be forewarned.

Oh, and if you do see it and you think it’s cheesy at the beginning, just wait until the end. Then, tell me what you really thought of the movie as a whole!