Last night I was just looking for a good new movie to watch and I was looking in my mom's film collection and came across The Princess Diaries, so I figured I would give it a shot. I love Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway, so it seemed like just a fun little movie that I could watch before I fell asleep. I have to say that The Princess Diaries is a modern day fairy tale and that it is absolutely charming. It had cute laughs and is perfect for a teen audience, I could see some adults enjoying it as well. The actors were wonderful and the plot was reasonably good.
Mia is an average girl in San Fransico, her goal in life though is to remain invisible by keeping her frizzy hair, bushy eyebrows, and clumsiness to push everyone away. She has a couple of friends, Lily and Michael, who genuinely care about her and her mom. But one day her long lost grandmother, Clarisse Renaldi, who is the queen of Genovia comes to tell her that she is the princess and must learn how to behave like one to rule the country. Mia takes the lessons and decides that she will find out if she wants it or not. But there comes a price when the school finds out and starts to love HER publicity a little too much.
The Princess Diaries was very cute, my only problem was that it was extremely stereotypical and at times a bit too predictable. But seeing where this movie was aimed at, I'd say it did a job well done. Julie and Anne had great chemistry, they are such wonderful actresses that they really made this film enjoyable. This was a cute film, I would recommend it to others for an afternoon watch. It's just a harmless film that I'm sure anyone could be touched by, even if the ending was extremely cheesy.
6/10
Mia is an average girl in San Fransico, her goal in life though is to remain invisible by keeping her frizzy hair, bushy eyebrows, and clumsiness to push everyone away. She has a couple of friends, Lily and Michael, who genuinely care about her and her mom. But one day her long lost grandmother, Clarisse Renaldi, who is the queen of Genovia comes to tell her that she is the princess and must learn how to behave like one to rule the country. Mia takes the lessons and decides that she will find out if she wants it or not. But there comes a price when the school finds out and starts to love HER publicity a little too much.
The Princess Diaries was very cute, my only problem was that it was extremely stereotypical and at times a bit too predictable. But seeing where this movie was aimed at, I'd say it did a job well done. Julie and Anne had great chemistry, they are such wonderful actresses that they really made this film enjoyable. This was a cute film, I would recommend it to others for an afternoon watch. It's just a harmless film that I'm sure anyone could be touched by, even if the ending was extremely cheesy.
6/10