It’s been 20 years since A Cinderella Story came out, and it’s still a banger.
Were of course talking about the text message-filled Cinderella retelling,A Cinderella Storystarring Duff and Chad Michael Murray.
Heres why its a classic and why its criminal if you still havent seen it after all these years.
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Who doesnt want to fall in love online?
A Cinderella Storyis like a cross between a classic Cinderella retelling and the anonymous online love ofYouve Got Mail.
They fall for each other online without pictures, but with words.
Its like youve removed all the gross swiping of 2024 and replaced it withadorableness.
THIS is 2000s fashion.
2000s fashion is back according to my TikTok FYP.
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If you want fashion, just look to Hilary Duff inA Cinderella Story.
You cant get much more authentically y2k than her layered tees.
The plot is so obvious, and thats okay.
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Sam and Austin have been texting anonymously online and quietly falling for each other.
Now hes dead set on returning the bejeweled flip phone she accidentally left behind.
Indeed, you get the loner girl falling for the star football player.
You get the guy who doesnt recognize her even though he sees her literally every day.
You get the Im not like other girls, I eat cheeseburgers conversation.
And yet…for some reason, even thoughA Cinderella Storyis cliche, thats okay.
These are beloved tropes for a reason.
Jennifer Coolidge is the evil stepmother we didnt know we needed.
Shes silly, shes bright, shes colorful, and shes an icon.
Jennifer Coolidge is a master when it comes to the evil stepmother.
Does she want loads of salmon for her weird all-salmon diet?
And does she want Sam to work at her dads former diner forever, always under her pink-nailed thumb?
It has that certain something that has never been recaptured (although they definitely tried).
Is the acting great?
Is it at all believable?
Not really, but thats not why were here.
you’re free to watchA Cinderella StoryonAmazon Video.
