Does raise a lot of decent if familiar themes, exploring teen self-awareness, self-consciousness, friendship, ego and the like.
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08/06/01
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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.
Theatrical Release:Aug 3, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $107,785,435
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
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Reviews for The Princess Diaries
All young girls are princesses inside, although many don't know it and some never will. The more movies that let us in on this wonderful secret, the better.
08/04/01
Only Anne Hathaway’s charisma and a cute script save this movie from becoming completely painful.
08/04/01
Entertaining, light-hearted, and maybe even a little wise.
08/03/01
This old-time story works one more time due to newcomer Hathaway.
08/03/01
There isn't anything distinctive to make it particularly memorable.
08/03/01
Andrews is delightful as the imperious Clarisse, whose posture could shame a T-square, and Hathaway and Matarazzo are a refreshing change of pace.
08/03/01
Bumpy but endearing.
08/03/01
It's just too bad that the filmmakers didn't pay more attention to delivering a well-made and at least somewhat original film that everyone could simultaneously enjoy and appreciate from a crowd-pleasing and artistic standpoint.
08/03/01
A sweet movie from a sweet director.
08/03/01
Top CriticSqueaky clean and rather sweet.
08/03/01
Hardly a cross-dressing update of My Fair Lady. But in its own blanded-down fashion, it captures just enough of that show's metamorphic zest to make you wish it were.
08/03/01
Top CriticOccasionally funny but more often hackneyed, schmaltzy, predictable and overdone.
08/03/01
Top CriticGina Wendkos' script, based on Meg Cabot's novel, leaves much to be desired.
08/03/01
Pretty and pretty amusing but wholly fake.
08/03/01
Top CriticA surprisingly sophisticated comedy.
08/03/01
The movie is one to savor for its good humor and big heart, despite some hackneyed fairy-tale notions.
08/03/01
Top CriticSurprisingly little time is spent mining the comic potential of Mia's education, with the comedy rationed in favour of a tiresome amount of attention lavished on her ongoing school problems.
08/03/01
Top Critic97 percent of the movie is ham-handed and by-the-numbers.
08/03/01
The most surprising thing about this movie is just how little humor or heart it has.
08/03/01
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