The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement (2004)
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 113
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 84
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.
Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 19
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.
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Directed by Garry Marshall, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement picks up where its predecessor left off -- that is, with American teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) reeling over the news that she is a princess within the royal family of Genovia, a little-known European nation with a population of barely 50,000. As promised, Mia, along with her best friend, Lilly (Heather Matarazzo), travels to Genovia after their high-school graduation. The unlikely princess has hardly settled into
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Anne Hathaway
Mia Thermopolis -
Julie Andrews
Clarisse Renaldi -
Hector Elizondo
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John Rhys-Davies
Viscount Mabrey -
Heather Matarazzo
Lilly Moscovitz -
Chris Pine
Nicholas Devereaux -
Callum Blue
Andrew Jacoby -
Kathleen Marshall
Charlotte Kutaway -
Tom Poston
Lord Palimore -
Joel McCrary
Prime Minister Motaz -
Kim Thomson
Reporter Elsie -
Raven Symone
Asana -
Larry Miller
Paolo -
Caroline Goodall
Mia's Mother -
Sean O'Bryan
Mia's Stepfather Patric... -
Matthew Walker
Captain Kip Kelly -
Elinor Donahue
Lady Palimore -
Paul Williams
Lord Harmony -
Lorraine Nicholson
Princess Lorraine -
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All Critics (122) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (84) | DVD (22)
Scenes end abruptly, laughs are as rare as yetis, and the overarching question seems to be: Can we turn this into a franchise?
Top CriticSometimes charming, sometimes a tad too silly and all the time predictable, Princess Diaries 2 gives you what you'd expect and doesn't take many chances besides allowing for the possibility that a princess might be okay without a husband.
There's not enough story in it to fill a shoebox.
Too blandly insubstantial to expand its appeal beyond its target demographic.
We all love a good fairy tale, but the enchantment is missing in this predictable sequel.
The movie is undeniably cute. But it's also often a gooey mess, with a plot that manages to be both wearisome and preposterous (to grown-ups, that is).
A fun romp for girls of all ages.
The larger message -- that you should marry for the right reasons only when you're ready -- is one everyone can applaud.
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is unapologetically aimed towards young girls, making this review virtually moot.
[The film] runs an insufferable two hours, leisurely chugging toward an ending most of the audience will have predicted 15 minutes in.
Saddled with the sort of dialogue that would fell a von Trapp.
A chocolate-box sequel whose rose-tinted view of constitutional monarchy will provoke hoots of derision this side of the pond.
Unlikely to appeal to anyone, regardless of their thoughts on the first film.
If you are a prepubescent girl with a five-year old intellect, this is a smash hit. If you're not, bring a good book.
Constantly opts for contrived cheesiness, slathering on the cuteness with a trowel.
This threadbare sequel takes a page from such revisionist fairy tales as Shrek and Ella Enchanted, movies that assume we've grown so weary of the same old Cinderella story that they go out of their way to invert the formula.
Sadly, the film leaves you with the feeling this was done just for the money this sequel would possibly bring.
[A] needless but charming sequel.
Dear Diary: Mia's return engagement is anything but engaging.
Follow the fun in this excellent sequel that I liked better than the original.
Toy tiaras for orphans! (the first one's always free)...Another day, another dollar for Disney's lucrative business of breeding...ever-longing dream princesses.
Simple romantic fluff that at least doesn't shortchange its target audience in the usual condescending manner.
I admit, I'm more or less hardwired to dislike this movie, but even by Garry Marshall's abysmally low standards, there isn't much to recommend The Princess Diaries 2.
Sure, the characters are very basic, the situation has been seen before and you can practically write the script from frame one. But that doesn't stop it from working.
Even the long-awaited Sound of Music coming from Julie Andrews is uninspiring.
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- Clarisse Renaldi: Some girls are fair. Some are jolly and fit. Some have a well-bred air or a well-honed wit. Each one's with its one's a jewel with a singular shine, a work of art with its own rare design. Dearl little girl, you are terribly blessed, but it's your heart of gold I love the best. And that will be your crowning glory your whole life through. It'll always be your crowning glory--the most glorious part of you.
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Its a great teen comedy to keep you amused.