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| The Princess Diaries 2 / Royal Engagement : 2 of 5 | |
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6.14.2005
7:00 PM | Link |
 I really liked the original movie, so I had to rent this sequel just because it's a Disney movie and because I missed it at the theater. The plot picks up a few years after the first one ends, when Mia graduates from school and returns to Genovia (the made-up country) to start her royal duties. Actually, I was surprised at how boring this movie was - it's a full two hours, and there's just so much dead weight that it seems like the director just couldn't bear to cut any ideas. For example, there are tons of scenes of royal servants doing something goofy - sneaking an hors d'oeuvre or doing a little dance when no one is looking. All of these scenes add nothing to the plot and aren't even very funny. Anne Hathaway is terrific to look at, although she's less exciting in all her royal clothes - there's only one good jeans and T-shirt scene. The whole story seems weird - Mia is supposed to get married so she can become queen, but she dreams of true love, which she finds in a suave guy who is also in line for the throne. Of course, she is madly in love when she barely knows the guy, and the whole thing seems hypocritical. The acting is fine - Julie Andrews is always good, and John Rhys-Davies is loud and pompous (although he will always be Gimli to me now!). Without the transition from nerd to princess, this movie is just too much royal paparazzi fluff.
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