The third installment in the modern retelling of the Cinderella story, A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song heads back to a more musical arts-oriented high school, where a young girl stuck living with her stepmother - also the manipulative dean of her school, tries to get a record deal via a new student, who happens to be the son of a music executive. Lucy Hale plays the Cinderella in this tale, Katie, who runs around as her step family's errand girl, yet secretly harbors a hidden talent - an amazing singing voice (which is heavily auto-tuned throughout the film). She gets to meet the music exec and his son Luke (Freddie Stroma) who enrolls in the school partially as a means to produce the talent show.

This Cinderella story is different in that it is a musical, and features original songs sung by the cast, including Hale and Stroma. They are a bit cheesy, singing of love and longing and silly sentiment, and Luke does get a bit wishy-washy in terms of who he likes - Katie or her vindictive stepsister, which in itself is a bit unbelievable.

The overall film has its sweet and sometimes funny moments, but is clearly catered to a younger audience that nestles in saccharine-rich sentiments. All the same, it's a fun little movie to watch, and for Bollywood fans out there, the big 'ball' of the film has an east Indian theme, saris and all. Missy Pyle plays the evil stepmother role with the cruelty that should come with it, but comes off as immensely thick in terms of practically everyone who surrounds her, including her two children and 'guru'.

For movie-goers who love a light-hearted musical, this is a good one to sit and watch. A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song is out on DVD today.