![]() Bev, at first reluctant, gives in to Gail's urging and agrees in order to win Luke's affection.Īt school, Katie and Angela hear Luke singing his song and Katie is entranced. Gail drives Luke out of the house and starts planning to use Katie's voice to get Bev a record deal. Bev opens the door and invites Luke in, while Gail goes to Katie's room and forces her to sing. She waits outside and meets Luke for the second time, who gives her his jacket. She was desperate so she wore the door mat of the house. Katie then tries all the ways she know to go back in, but fails. Meanwhile, Victor, Katie's stepbrother, takes her clothes and towel while Katie takes a shower and locks her out of the house. Gail lies and says that it was Bev's CD and that Katie had stolen it. Her mother gets a call from Guy and is shocked to hear that he loves Katie's Demo CD. Guy wants his son, Luke ( Freddie Stroma), to produce the showcase and start following in his footsteps which Luke is less than excited about.īack at home, Bev Van Ravensway, Katie's stepsister, starts to practice singing so she can win a recording contract with Guy, but realizing she is terrible. Katie sneaks her own-made tape into Guy's briefcase. At school, Guy Morgan, the owner at the Massive Records Company President enrolls his son into the school where Gail is headmistress. In the scene, it's revealed how badly she's treated by Gail ( Missi Pyle), and her stepsister Bev ( Megan Park). The film starts with a dream where she is recording a music video for her hit single "Run This Town." Victor then wakes her up and she makes breakfast. Tags: A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, Freddie Stroma, Jessalyn Wanlim, Jr.Over-worked, harried and terrified of being put in foster care, seventeen-year-old Katie Gibbs ( Lucy Hale) does her stepmother and stepsiblings' bidding without complaining. Tween girls and fans of the “A Cinderella Story” series in general. Finally, there’s a music video of the film’s song “Bless Myself” with Lucy Hale. ![]() It’s interesting for the fans, but the herky-jerky camera movement is a bit nauseating. “Flippin’ on Set” compiles behind-the-scenes footage shot by the cast with the FlipCam. “A Cinderella Story: Make ‘em Move” looks at the choreography of the film. “Spotlighting Lucy Hale: Our New Cinderella” looks at the new Cinderella played by Hale from “Pretty Little Liars.” “Meet Prince Charming” takes a look at Freddie Storma. ![]() Most of the featuerttes run in the ten-minute range. There’s a decent assortment of special features on this disc, spotlighting the behind the scenes of the film. In a strange way, even though this is Lucy Hale’s vehicle, the two girls seem to be cast in the wrong roles. She just doesn’t have the look to carry it off, and she still seems to be trying too hard. Megan Park, who is most known for her role in “The Secret Life of the American Teenager,” doesn’t play the bitch too well. Of course, much of this connects to the original source material, so it’s forgivable. It has all the standard elements, which can be seen as cliche… the indie rock girl, the handsome Brit, the catty stepsister and the annoying younger brother. If you aren’t a tween girl, this really isn’t going to catch you. It’s good to see that she’s making a career for herself in these direct-to-video films. It helps that the general Cinderella story works in many settings and time frames.įinally, Missi Pyle is funny in most anything she does (even if the whole isn’t that great). “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song” hinges on the modern update of a classic fairy tale, and I appreciated the fact they didn’t go for the twisted or fractured fairy tale that was run into the ground with the “Shrek” movies. It’s ultimately Hale’s movie, and she does carry it. She has decent chemistry with Freddie Stroma, although he comes across as rather flat in the film itself. Maybe it’s her big, brown puppy dog eyes. Lucy Hale does a fine job leading the cast, arguably better than Hilary Duff has. The style skews slightly higher than “Hannah Montana,” but it goes for that same fantasy. We’re talking tweens and young teens who have aspirations of becoming a singer. It’s made with the audience of the first two films in mind. Gail coerces Katie into providing her voice and spirit to help woo the young British hunk Luke Morgan (Freddie Stroma), whose father is looking to sign a new artist. Unfortunately, Gail has determined that her own daughter Bev (Megan Park) will be the star. Gail’s stepdaughter Katie (Lucy Hale) just wants to be a music star, and she has the talent. ![]() In the second sequel to the film “A Cinderella Story,” a new girl has been put upon by Gail Van Ravensway (Missi Pyle). ![]()
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