It's noteworthy that the family-friendly Disney film The Princess Diaries manages to wring some originality out of its fairy-tale plot.
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08/02/01
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
Gooey, glossy and girly, it's also a sweet and charming Cinderella story.
08/02/01
The Princess Diaries can be quickly summed up as a series of bland vignettes about a 15 year-old girl's makeover as if directed by an 80 year old man.
08/01/01
Amounts to a [Pretty Woman] sequel with a gangly teenager replacing the hooker with a heart of gold.
08/01/01
It's easy to suspend, or at least relax, critical capacties in the name of good, wholesome fun.
08/01/01
A refreshingly -- but not aggressively -- reformist fairy tale that doesn't talk down to its audience.
08/01/01
It has a premise fraught with potential, but that potential goes largely unfulfilled due to a curious timidity by the filmmakers.
07/31/01
Top CriticIt would probably best be reserved for a gals' matinee out... it's like 'Cinderella' in modern dress.
07/31/01
The classy Julie Andrews almost saves this picture from mediocrity.
07/30/01
Gina Wendkos' screenplay dutifully installs roadblocks in Mia's path, but her future as princess is never in doubt; it's in her training where the comedy should lie, but virtually never does.
07/30/01
Top CriticA film that will drive you nuts because the momentum of happiness is soured too much by idiot plots, bad writing and too much wasted time on supporting actors in feeble subplots.
07/30/01
The Princess Diaries is a sweet and absurd little fairy tale that should play better to its demographic than Marshall's reprehensible Pretty Woman.
07/28/01
You can take your 5-year-old and her great-grandmother, and they'll both enjoy the picture just as much as you do.
07/25/01
"The Princess Diaries" just gives a high gloss sheen to a perfectly average piece of Disney live action entertainment.
07/22/01
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June 05, 2001:
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