The writing never rises above the level of a so-so TV pilot, and Martha Coolidge's direction lacks inspiration.
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04/01/04
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The Prince & Me (2004)
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Reviews Counted:116
Fresh:31
Rotten:85
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: A bland, fluffy, and predictable bit of wish fulfillment.
Theatrical Release:Apr 2, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $28,108,440
Synopsis: Following in the footsteps of WIN A DATE WITH TAD HAMILTON and THE PRINCESS DIARIES, THE PRINCE AND ME is a modern-day fairy tale with a feminist twist. Julia Stiles stars as Paige Morgan, a... [More]
Starring: Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, James Fox, Miranda Richardson
Director: Martha Coolidge
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Reviews for The Prince & Me
Despite a few magic moments, the rest of the film feels stale.
04/01/04
It's pleasant enough, but lacks the spark to make it memorable.
04/01/04
Someday your Prince will come, and, if you're lucky, he'll be smarter than this movie.
04/01/04
[Stiles and Mably are] so appealing you forgive the film for having too many cliches and even more endings.
04/01/04
Top CriticIt takes so long to find its own bliss that it ends up being more like The Never-ending Love Story.
04/01/04
Top CriticYou might say that when it comes to misfires, this Prince rules.
04/01/04
By the time we have to sit through a scene of Paige trying on all the Crown jewels, they have long since run out of ideas.
04/01/04
Utterly predictable...utterly charming
04/01/04
Not an ideal romantic comedy, but at least its cliches are benign ... and at least it has the talented, appealing Stiles.
04/01/04
This is a fairy tale in desperate need of some better magic.
04/01/04
The first half, focusing on Paige's more sensible world, works better than the second, which, despite its precision and attention to etiquette and royal detail, feels heavy and false.
04/01/04
A blandly diverting, chastely conceived and grammatically challenged fairy tale for our bland, chaste and grammatically challenged age.
04/01/04
This soggy contemporary fairy tale is a cinematic cream puff with a melted marshmallow inside it.
04/01/04
Top CriticFor the most part, the prettily photographed The Prince & Me is disposable.
04/01/04
Top CriticA random approach to the much-abused Cinderella tale, offering up a series of implausible events leading to a pat conclusion.
04/01/04
Top CriticTwo vibrant performances by Luke Mably and Julia Stiles don't compensate for the wobbly screenplay and predictable finale.
04/01/04
Naturally in a Hollywood movie, any independent woman with no interest in marriage has to be in love and engaged by the end of the film.
04/01/04
The wonderful chemistry between Stiles and Mably is a joy to behold.
04/01/04
Take it on its own terms and you'll find it as endearing as the Prince and Princess Charming it's about.
04/01/04
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