The Princess Diaries 2 combines a classic storybook scenario, in which the former ugly duckling refines her swan standing, with the usual self-help uplift.
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08/11/04
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:29
Rotten:82
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews bring charm and elegance to the movie, but there's not enough material for them to work with in this sequel.
Theatrical Release:15-10-2004
Synopsis: As a teenager, ugly duckling Mia (Anne Hathaway) learned that she was actually a princess. Now that the Princess has completed college in America, she is returning to her country, Genovia. Since... [More]
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Heather Matarazzo, John Rhys-Davies
Director: Garry Marshall
Reviews for Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Top CriticWith the chemistry between Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews he discovered in the first film, Marshall would have needed superhuman effort to screw up their appeal.
08/11/04
The theme song and spirit was Diana Ross' I'm Coming Out. This time, the theme is more like I'm Running Out. Of ideas.
08/11/04
Made for all young girls who've ever had a princess fantasy. The charm of the cast keeps it mildly entertaining (or at least tolerable) for anyone else who tags along.
08/11/04
This movie is so intent on going nowhere that it introduces new characters just to give them nothing to do.
08/10/04
The entire exercise is about 'fun,' of course, but Marshall and Co. are so intent on shoving it down our throats that the first instinct is to rebel and be grouchy.
08/10/04
Director Garry Marshall continues his reign as Enemy of Women... with his depiction of Mia... as a naive child...
08/10/04
'Runaway Bride' moved from rural Maryland to the mock-European setting of Genovia... It's a triple-deluxe marshmallow sundae of a movie, and that's exactly as it should be.
08/10/04
Princess Diaries 2 gives you plenty of reasons to hate it ... However, the charming lead actors save the film from becoming dreadful.
08/10/04
Royal Engagement (the title alone suggests a "Wedding" installment cannot be far behind) is a plebeian affair that is unlikely to court any new fans
08/10/04
Doesn't measure up even to its mediocre predecessor; it's a shallow, predictable effort that evaporates as soon as the images hit the screen.
08/10/04
Who greenlit this lame script? And why?
08/10/04
If you only have one month to live - go see this movie (because every minute will seem like an eternity).
08/10/04
May have no objectionable material parents will find offensive for children, but just about every viewer will be offended by the patronizing hooey stuffed down their throat.
08/10/04
it’s a spoonful of Julie Andrews that helps the melodramatics go down
08/09/04
contradicts and betrays its previously positive messages about feminine independence by making Mia settle for a man she loves only for his looks
08/09/04
When it’s not annoying, it’s cloying, and in both cases is so acutely irritating that one longs for the passive delights of mere tedium
08/07/04
Tiresomely plot-driven and unnecessarily drawn-out, Royal Engagement is the prim and proper cousin to its comparatively anarchic predecessor.
05/25/04
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