The wicked stepmother and step sisters are the head partner and his two sons of her corporate attorneys. She is strong and smart and down to earth. As the prince figure she is the daughter of a corporate magnate who is training her to take over the business. Autumn Reeser can't stand her high-heels, so she carries them around with her. The parallels with the Cinderella story with the role reversal were cleverly done. As his Niece/Fairy godmother says, he is just too nice. When he finally grew a backbone and stood up for himself and did the right thing, it was a huge relief. This is quite painful to watch and almost took a little shine off of the romance. As the Cinderella story line requires, Rob is bullied and taken advantage of throughout most of the movie. He usually is a bit passive in his starring roles, but it really works in this one. His appeal usually rests with his chemistry with his costars and it couldn't have been better in this, one of his first Hallmark roles. Christopher Russell is adorable and sexy in the "cinderfella" role. Autumn Reiser is lovely and charming and because of this movie I have always given her the benefit of the doubt in subsequent roles. I gave it a "10" years ago and have seen it multiple times since.
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