A very watchable, very warm little Disney comedy.
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12/03/01
The Princess Diaries (2001)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:52
Rotten:59
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: A charming, if familiar, makeover movie for young teenage girls.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Teen actress Anne Hathaway gives an endearing performance in Garry Marshall's delightful Disney comedy, THE PRINCESS DIARIES. Assisted by such seasoned pros as Julie Andrews and Hector Elizondo (a... [More]
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo
Director: Garry Marshall
Reviews for The Princess Diaries
Top CriticThat this failed is largely down to the stilted, clichéd dialogue of the screenplay; fans of the wittier novel by Meg Cabot may well be disappointed.
03/09/09
Top CriticA light, uneven Pygmalion story that may win young girls over with its wish fulfilment theme and teen movie staples, but does not live up to the expectations created by the cast and director.
12/30/06
Top CriticThe film is so carelessly made that every surprise in the story is given away very early on--we know from the beginning exactly what will happen, and scenes are so badly staged that any comic or dramatic potential is lost.
03/14/02
Notions of responsibility, surrogacy, rites of passage and the value of friendship are gone through, but the highlighting of modern tropes merely serves to emphasise the film's conventionality.
02/09/06
Top CriticI'm sick of these movies.
01/06/02
What starts as a feel-good movie quickly degenerates into a feel-bored movie, not least because at two hours it’s at least thirty minutes too long.
10/30/02
The Princess may need a therapist not a diary when everyone is finished with her.
08/20/01
As far out of the intended demographic as I am, I have to admit there were certain pleasures to the movie.
09/04/01
Only Anne Hathaway’s charisma and a cute script save this movie from becoming completely painful.
08/04/01
The movie is one to savor for its good humor and big heart, despite some hackneyed fairy-tale notions.
08/03/01
Gooey, glossy and girly, it's also a sweet and charming Cinderella story.
08/02/01
It's a cozy message for young girls, even if it's couched in a predictable plot that is pure Disney.
03/10/03
"The Princess Diaries" requires a lot of suspension of disbelief, and if an audience isn't willing to go there, then the film simply doesn't work.
12/21/01
The most surprising thing about this movie is just how little humor or heart it has.
08/03/01
97 percent of the movie is ham-handed and by-the-numbers.
08/03/01
The Princess Diaries is a march through the swamp of recycled ugly duckling stories, with occasional pauses in the marsh of sitcom cliches and the bog of Idiot Plots.
08/03/01
Top CriticIt's noteworthy that the family-friendly Disney film The Princess Diaries manages to wring some originality out of its fairy-tale plot.
08/02/01
A likable throwback to an old tradition of pictures from the Disney studio.
08/03/01
El Diario de la Princesa es el regreso de estos estudios a las comedias blancas e inocentes.
06/08/02
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June 05, 2001:
Diaries was shot on the same soundstage used for Mary Poppins, and Marshall owns the house Andrews lived in while making that film.
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