The movie gives me the feel of Ella Enchanted-- well most probably due to the songs they choose to cover in some scenes. But I really can't compare it with Ella Enchanted, cos Ella Enchanted was one of my favorite childhood movies, For this though, I felt there were scenes being forced into the show just for the sake of it.
I am no expert, but there are stuff you can't leave unnoticed within every scene. But overall, I did enjoy it just for the change of pace. And I somehow understand why the stepmother and step sisters weren't that much of villains... most probably be due to the twist they wanted to happen with the story, since Ella is a dream chaser kind of character.