Plot: Murray (Martin Short) is a male fairy godmother taking an exam. The story then passes a few months later. Murray comes to 8-year-old Annabel (Mara Wilson), who wishes her father, Oliver (Robert Pastorelli) to get the lead in a Broadway musical. When Murray forgets his wand and it breaks, Annabel tries to fix it, but is caught by her teacher. Murray appears and a spell backfires and the two end up in Nebraska and mishaps soon follow. Meanwhile, Claudia (Kathleen Turner), a former fairy godmother who's turned into an evil witch and her sidekick Boots (Amanda Plummer), a dog she turned into a human, plan to steal all the fairy godmother wands. She gets all of them, except for Murray's. Then Claudia captures Murray, Annabel and Annabel's brother Charlie (Francis Capra) will they escape? Who will win?
Review: I liked this one when I was younger. The film has an okay balance of going between back and forth with Murray and Annabel's story and Claudia's scheme to get all the wands. I do like that they managed to connect the stories together in a unique kind of way. There are numerous theatrical references and gags that younger kids might not get. I certainly didn't get them when I was younger, but I do now that I'm older.
The acting is decent. Martin Short is funny as accident-prone male fairy godmother Murray. Mara Wilson is very good as the protagonist. I don't think she was as good compared to her other movies like Matilda, but the script isn't as strong like Matilda's. Amanda Plummer is actually pretty funny as Boots. Robert Pastorelli and Francis Capra are decent as Annabel's father and brother respectively. But what really stood out for me acting wise is Kathleen Turner. She's very good at playing a clever villain and she plays the role convincingly.
This is a kid's movie that I'm sure some kids will like and some won't. But it's still a fairly entertaining and decent movie that you don't hear about that much now.
Rating: 3/5
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