Yes Tara Reid is not good as an actor. I thought Ingo Rademacher was even worse. His presence distracted me in almost every scene he was in. Reid was distracting but not as much or as often. Together, there was no chemistry. Do I need to beat that dead horse?
The joy of the movie was Haley Pullos as Lilly. Certainly she was sweet enough to cause cavities, but I kind of like that. I saw the story as being about Lilly and finding her dad. And this teenager had a good relationship with her mom. Sure there was some occasional anger and defiance, but that's the default state for a teenager. This story is Cinderella in a whole new way. We don't see the poverty which would have been inevitable for a single mom finishing college, and by the time we first see Allison and Lilly, they are living a nice life. But Lilly always wanted two things. She wanted to know her father, and she had the same princess dreams my granddaughter has. I enjoyed the ride as Lilly went from the shock of actually seeing the man she had once seen in old photo, to trying to meet him, to the joy of finding her father, and the cherry on top was becoming "Her Royal Highness". Stupid and sappy? Oh yeah. Of course it could never happen along with fifty other things in this movie. But it's fun.
I love the scene where Lilly is trying to figure out what to say to this man she serendipitously finds in the hotel lobby. "I'm taking a survey." But so many emotions running under the surface in that scene. There's also some humor in this scene and several other times throughout the movie.
Rosa is a villain you really want to hate. It's almost too bad she changed in the end.
The actors playing Allison's friend and Sam were almost OK. Both almost seemed natural, at least at times.
Christmas is not a real part of the story except to allow the ball.
The one premise that I would say I'm least likely to enjoy is the "royal" romance. But this one was different, and the romance story was secondary. It's just too bad they didn't cast the king and Allison better. I watch these movies as a guilty pleasure and to forget what's going on in the real world. This movie fills those roles.
The joy of the movie was Haley Pullos as Lilly. Certainly she was sweet enough to cause cavities, but I kind of like that. I saw the story as being about Lilly and finding her dad. And this teenager had a good relationship with her mom. Sure there was some occasional anger and defiance, but that's the default state for a teenager. This story is Cinderella in a whole new way. We don't see the poverty which would have been inevitable for a single mom finishing college, and by the time we first see Allison and Lilly, they are living a nice life. But Lilly always wanted two things. She wanted to know her father, and she had the same princess dreams my granddaughter has. I enjoyed the ride as Lilly went from the shock of actually seeing the man she had once seen in old photo, to trying to meet him, to the joy of finding her father, and the cherry on top was becoming "Her Royal Highness". Stupid and sappy? Oh yeah. Of course it could never happen along with fifty other things in this movie. But it's fun.
I love the scene where Lilly is trying to figure out what to say to this man she serendipitously finds in the hotel lobby. "I'm taking a survey." But so many emotions running under the surface in that scene. There's also some humor in this scene and several other times throughout the movie.
Rosa is a villain you really want to hate. It's almost too bad she changed in the end.
The actors playing Allison's friend and Sam were almost OK. Both almost seemed natural, at least at times.
Christmas is not a real part of the story except to allow the ball.
The one premise that I would say I'm least likely to enjoy is the "royal" romance. But this one was different, and the romance story was secondary. It's just too bad they didn't cast the king and Allison better. I watch these movies as a guilty pleasure and to forget what's going on in the real world. This movie fills those roles.