In any event, “Enchanted” is a welcome change of pace from this year’s doom and gloom movies involving the war in Iraq and other dark and depressing aspects of the world in which we live. Moreover, the best actress category’s already very crowded this year with dramatic performances that stand a better chance of being recognized by Oscar voters - such as (alphabetically) Halle Berry for Paramount’s “Things We Lost in the Fire,” Cate Blanchett for Universal’s “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” Julie Christie for Lionsgate’s “Away From Her,” Marion Cotillard for Picturehouse’s “La Vie En Rose,” Keira Knightley for Focus Features’ “Atonement” and Ellen Page for Fox Searchlight’s “Juno.” Adams has a much better shot at getting a Golden Globe best actress in a musical or comedy nod since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has for years made a point of honoring the hard work it takes to make terrific comedies. Of course, the odds are probably against this happening given the Academy’s traditional reluctance to applaud comedy.
21, left me hoping that Academy members will discover and recognize her terrific work in this film. There’s been an Oscar buzz building for Adams’ performance as the princess and an early look at “Echanted,” which opens Nov. Starring are Amy Adams as Princess Giselle (a best supporting actress Oscar nominee for “Junebug”), Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy”) as divorce lawyer Robert Phillip who befriends Giselle after she arrives through a manhole in Times Square, James Marsden (“Hairspray”) as the human version of her animated fairytale Prince Edward from back home, Timothy Spall (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”) as Edward’s servant Nathaniel, Idina Menzel (“Rent”) as Robert’s girlfriend Nancy and Susan Sarandon (a best actress Oscar winner for “Dead Man Walking”) as the nasty Queen Narissa. It was executive produced by Chris Chase, Sunil Perkash and Ezra Swerdlow. Produced by Barry Josephson (“Hide and Seek”) and Barry Sonnenfeld (the “Men in Black” franchise), “Enchanted” was written by Bill Kelly (“Premonition”) and features original songs from the reunited team of composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz (“Pocahontas”).
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