The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

Super disappointed that Lilly's brother Michael doesn't stay her love interest bc that was adorable :/

It's been 5 years since Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) found out that she's princess. Mia is turning 21 and wants to succeed her grandmother Queen Renaldi (Julie Andrews) of Genovia. Viscount Mabrey (John Rhys-Davies) convinces the parliament that Mia must be married or else his nephew Nicholas Devereaux (Chris Pine) gets the throne. She is given 30 days. Mabrey convinces Nicholas to stop her at any cost. Mia hates Nicholas but the Queen invites him to stay. Mia quickly picks Andrew Jacoby (Callum Blue) to marry. He seems to be a perfectly nice guy. Joe (Hector Elizondo) is still protecting the royals. Lilly Moscovitz (Heather Matarazzo) comes for a surprise visit. Things heat up when Mia falls for Nicholas.The story has lost its innocent charms. The moments, where they try to bring back that feeling like the bow and arrow scenes, are just too fake. There is a scene where Abigail Breslin is a young orphan. It's a good moment of trying to be heart warming. The rest is a bland rom-com. I don't really like Chris Pine here no matter how hard Anne Hathaway tries to sell it. On top of it all, Genovia looks like a street in a Disney amusement park. There is too much faking going on.

I saw this in the cinemas a few years ago and I have it on VHS which is recorded from RTE ONE. Princess Diaries II is the sequel to the 2001 movie of the same name. This time Mia who now lives in Genovia with her grandma(Julie Andrews) as a princess is celebrating her 21st birthday. But she is horrified when she discovers that she must find a man and get married otherwise she will lose her throne forever. A nobleman named Nicolas is smitten by her as he met her at the ball and his evil uncle wants to try and have his nephew as the new king of Genovia.Mia of course is in love with Andrew who is a Duke and she also likes Nicolas so who is her real true love??. A very predictable movie with a cute story added to it I really liked this one than the 1st one which was rather boring. Julie Andrews shows off her singing talent with Disney channel star Raven(aka Christina Pearlman)to a song called crowing glory. This was her first as she underwent throat surgery a few years ago. Anne Hathaway is charming as Mia and Chris Pine as the love interest is hot.8/10 for me and its a perfect film to watch in a lazy afternoon.

I am of the opinion that everything in life needs to be viewed in a proper perspective.You can't compare Princess Diaries to a masterpiece directed by Ridley Scott.It would be profoundly unfair to both parties. Over all,this movie which I happened to watch one night when it was too late to bother finding something else worth watching on TV,is okay to pass an hour and a half with when you need an uncomplicated laugh. No more,no less. A romcom for girls under 20 and perhaps their moms. Full of americanocentric stereotypes,a fictional continental European country which resembles a liliput nation such as Luxembourg and where people's names are a mish-mash of Italian,French and German-sounding syllables. Think "General von Klinkerhoffen" from "Allo',Allo'" and you will be pretty close. A country where monarchy actually RULES,like it did in the medieval times,a fictional,uncomplicated Europe with Sleeping Beauty- castles,green pastures complete with shepherds and cobbled streets.And all of this meets a gum-chewing,easy-going all-American girl who introduces the revolutionary idea of women actually being able to marry whomever they choose. What a remarkable achievement!It initiallt frightens me a bit to think that some people in the USA actually might believe that this represents a true picture of the European countries where monarchy still exist,but the thought is merely amusing.No,European monarchs do not RULE countries,they are merely trade marks. So now you know it.