Godmothered is a family comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire. The plot sees trainee fairy godmother Eleanor (Jillian Bell), venture out in the mortal world to try and find a child that needs her and through whom she might restore a little faith in happily ever after thereby saving ‘The Motherland’. However, when she finds her new ward Mackenzie Walsh (Isla Fisher), she finds out that she is a bit older than she was expecting her to be.
This is off the same quality as Disney +’s other Christmas offering Noelle, which is to say it is poor quality, cheaply made, and overly safe. The latter of these three issue is proving to be a real issue with Disney +, I understand that as a streaming service they are targeting families but come on these are so market tested and safe that even a U (the lowest rating here in the UK), seems harsh. Furthermore, Bell’s comedic sensibilities feel restrained here, maybe it is because I am use to seeing her in more adult fare, but I did not find Bell’s character funny at all if anything I found her increasingly annoying over the course of the film.
Moreover, this film looks cheap, and considering the films budget that is very much the insult. A lot of the locations and things that happen in the film reflect this, the amount of magic, time in ‘The Motherland’ and CGI effects are all lowered and the amount of time we see with them just sat around in Mackenzie’s house or walking the street is upped. This is would expect from something that was a made for TV film, or maybe even direct to DVD, but not from Disney and thier premium steaming service.
Overall, it is more mass-produced slop being offered up by Disney to families to make a quick buck, there is no care or soul there and it shows.
Pros.
It is watchable
Cons.
Bell becomes annoying
The film looks cheap
It is confusing and poorly throughout
It is overly safe
1/5
Reviewed by Luke
Another Millennial Reviewer 