Not even good performances by Julie Andrews and Hector Elizondo could save this from being a dreadful waste of time. It was so predictably awful that I can't believe it did even relatively well in the box office. My only surmise is that a lot of people thought it would be good and by the time they discovered it wasn't, it was too late to get a refund.
The story had potential, but as usual it was taken to such extremes as to defeat the original purpose. The melodrama and the predictable bad lines were so consistent that we actually started a betting pool to call what would happen next. It was the only way to survive watching the film.
If this is the sort of thing we allow our children to watch, it is no wonder they grow up with their minds made of mush. There was absolutely no substance to this movie - nothing you could wrap your mind around and think about. There are good movies out there aimed at teens, such as 'Ten things I hate about you' and 'She's all that'. These movies center around fairly normal people with normal problems, mixed in with good lines and imaginative plot twists. But this movie seems to say that your life will wind up perfect only if your grandmother happens to be a queen and you wind up being a princess. The only thing you might improve by watching this movie is your ability to groan.
The story had potential, but as usual it was taken to such extremes as to defeat the original purpose. The melodrama and the predictable bad lines were so consistent that we actually started a betting pool to call what would happen next. It was the only way to survive watching the film.
If this is the sort of thing we allow our children to watch, it is no wonder they grow up with their minds made of mush. There was absolutely no substance to this movie - nothing you could wrap your mind around and think about. There are good movies out there aimed at teens, such as 'Ten things I hate about you' and 'She's all that'. These movies center around fairly normal people with normal problems, mixed in with good lines and imaginative plot twists. But this movie seems to say that your life will wind up perfect only if your grandmother happens to be a queen and you wind up being a princess. The only thing you might improve by watching this movie is your ability to groan.