Young girls will go bananas over this. The parents however, will find themselves quickly disengaged.
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:29
Rotten:82
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: 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.
Theatrical Release:Aug 11, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $95,111,012
Synopsis: As a teenager, ugly duckling Mia (Anne Hathaway) learned that she was actually a princess. Now that the Princess has completed college in America, she is returning to her country, Genovia. Since... As a teenager, ugly duckling Mia (Anne Hathaway) learned that she was actually a princess. Now that the Princess has completed college in America, she is returning to her country, Genovia. Since Mia is turning 21, Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews) plans to step down and give her granddaughter the throne. But evil Viscount Mabrey (Jonathan Rhys-Davies) believes his nephew is the rightful heir, and Parliament decides that Mia will have to abide by an age-old Genovian law: no Queen shall rule without a husband. Mia has just thirty days to marry if she is to retain the throne that her family has held for over 500 years. The kindhearted but clumsy princess also has to win over the Genovian people and survive the constant paparazzi. Although a charming Englishman (Callum Blue) seems to fit the arranged marriage bill, Mia also finds herself drawn to the very man that is vying for the throne, the dashing Nicholas (Chris Pine). But can she trust her foe's intentions? Will Mia follow her heart, or sacrifice love for her country? Gary Marshall directs this fun romp-with-royalty that also features Heather Matarazzo and Hector Elizondo. [More]
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Heather Matarazzo, John Rhys-Davies
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Heather Matarazzo, John Rhys-Davies, Hector Elizondo, Callum Blue, Caroline Goodall, Chris Pine
Director: Garry Marshall
Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriter: Shonda Rhimes
Story: Gina Wendkos
Producer: Whitney Houston, Mario Iscovich, Debra Martin Chase
Composer: John Debney
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
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Dec 14, 2004
Reviews for Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
When it’s not annoying, it’s cloying, and in both cases is so acutely irritating that one longs for the passive delights of mere tedium
Mia is still better suited to the sensibilities of 5 year old girls than anyone else.
Despite all the excessive overlays of set-design, costuming and sugary sweet sappiness, this sequel is a dead artifact.
It's an 8-year-old girl's fantasy of adulthood, right down to the purple-and-scarlet uniforms worn by the Genovian National Guard.
Made for all young girls who've ever had a princess fantasy. The charm of the cast keeps it mildly entertaining (or at least tolerable) for anyone else who tags along.
[The movie tries] too slavishly to duplicate the original without taking it in any new directions.
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