Ah, the classic Cinderella story never gets old. Yet another remake of the old fairytale has been made, this time starring Wizards of Waverly Place’s Selena Gomez and High School Musical’s Drew Seeley. Although the plot has been done thousands of times, this movie is still extremely entertaining. It may be a bit cheesy, but honestly, it’s a remake of Cinderella. I mean, come on, of course it’s cheesy.

Everyone knows the classic fairytale. Selena’s character, Mary, is the Cinderella. She’s shy, not popular, and loves to dance. Her world turns upside down when teen heartthrob sensation singer, Joey Parker (Seeley), transfers to the school and dances with Mary at a masquerade ball. He can’t stop thinking about her. Of course, there’s the wicked stepmother (Jane Lynch) who will do everything to make sure that Mary does not get into the top dance school. Her two wicked daughters (Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle) are destined to stop Mary from falling for Joey, even if that means embarrassing her. Mary’s friend, Tami (Jessica Parker Kennedy), takes the role of fairy godmother and is always sticking up for Mary.

The story mostly followed the Cinderella format, but had its own differences. For example, the glass slipper has turned into an iPod-like device and instead of having the slipper fit, girls would guess the top four most played songs. Very clever. Due to these minor tweaks, the plot was not boring at all.

The acting choices were vital to this performance and the decisions paid off, especially casting Selena and Drew. The duo‘s chemistry was there but sometimes became a bit awkward, like when Selena’s chest was pushed up against Drew’s chest. It was very obvious that Selena was uncomfortable. But who can blame her? He’s almost ten years older than her! There were complaints about the age difference, but both actors are extremely talented. Both are triple threats — singing, dancing, and