"What happens when fairy tale characters get a dose of real-life angst? That's the premise behind this animated feature that finds Cinderella's stepmother, Frieda (Sigourney Weaver), leading a team of villains in a bid for total control. Without Prince Charming to protect her, Cinderella, aka Ella (Sarah Michelle Gellar), finds herself fighting on the front and falling for, of all people, a busboy (Freddie Prinze Jr.) in the palace's kitchen."