Princess Diaries

Pros: Cast. Fun, entertaining movie for families.
Cons: Not the most original plot.

I remember wanting to see The Princess Diaries when it came out in 2001. I wasn’t able to go see it in the theater, but I did rent it once it was out on VHS and DVD. I enjoyed the movie and wanted to get the DVD. I only recently got the ...

Pros: Hathaway, Andrews, Sweet rendition of an old formula
Cons: Still an old formula

My last foray into Family Movie Night! was all about big kids and dinosaurs. Sometimes, though, the littlest person gets to make all the decisions, so Mininocket and I had a different kind of ...

Pros: A beautiful, non-animated fairy-tale featuring the gorgeous Anne Hathaway.
Cons: Let's not nit pick at something so cute.

True Confession #1. I always wanted to be a princess. Princesses were beautiful and loved and waited on. All of my Barbies got to be princesses so I thought it only fair that I could be one too.

True Confession #2. The sneak...

Pros: Entertaining story brought to life by great acting
Cons: None, really

I freely admit that I am hopelessly addicted to "kid" movies. Yes, they may be a bit formulaic, but they are often fun entertainment. So whenever a family movie preview comes across my path, I pay attention. And that's how this gem of a film crossed ...

Pros: Good messages, humor, and cast
Cons: Sometimes silly, never unpredictable

"The Princess Diaries" is a charming retelling of an often-told story - the ugly duckling who's turned into a swan. Anne Hathaway (from TV's "Get Real") stars as Mia Thermopolis, a 15-year-old high school freshman in San Francisco. She has typical teen ...

Pros: Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, and Julie Andrews shine, more than just a fairy tale
Cons: some predictability, Mia needed a makeover before she was considered princess material

I knew from the moment the trailer started that The Princess Diaries was going to be my kind of movie. Nothing in the rest of the trailer disabused me of that notion. A few weeks later my dad mentioned that he'd seen the movie, enjoyed it, and...

Pros: Hathaway, Andrews, Elizondo, and the rest of the great cast.
Cons: The movie? Not so much for me, but still...

The story goes: It's circa 1962 or 1963 and they're planning to make a movie version of My Fair Lady and for the many thousands of people who saw the show on stage there could, of course, be only one Eliza Doolittle — Julie Andrews, who originated...

Pros: Cute and fun movie by Disney.
Cons: You can be cool without being a princess.

Turn the clock back to high school. If you’re already there, good deal. If not, keep winding. The fo ...

Pros: all-around charming film
Cons: is high school really that bad??

Last Saturday, I went to the dollar theater and saw Joe Somebody, a less-than-mediocre movie about an average guy who nobody noticed suddenly becoming a somebody in the eyes of his colleagues. That evening, I watched The Princess Diaries,...

Pros: Julie Andrews. Anne Hathaway. Hector Elizondo.
Cons: Uninspired script.

I have exciting news to report. Madame Rose, my publicist, has arranged for the entire country to get a sneak preview of my exciting new Broadway Production, The Girl from Oz. We're going to do one of the big production numbers as an ...

Pros: Julie Andrews in a new light.
Cons: None.

The Princess Diaries
Rated G
115 minutes
2001

The Princess Diaries is a precious movie about a misfit 10th. grader who was born a Princess. Problem is nobody bothered to tell her. Movie is set in San Francisco...

Pros: Hector Elizondo, San Francisco, a few comic scenes.
Cons: Anne Hathaway is done in by a tired script full of chestnuts, poorly staged comedy.

Julia Roberts, if not the ghost of Audrey Hepburn, haunts an enterprise such as THE PRINCESS DIARIES. And also a question: Can we any longer suspend disbelief to enjoy a Cinderella fairy tale about Ruritanian royal families and a lost princess?
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Pros: Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, Anne Hathaway. Cute and funny.
Cons: Predictable.

Oh to be young again and believe in fairy tale magic! Young ugly girl transformed into a beautiful princess. My daughter loves these stories, so when she saw the commercial for The Princess Diaries, a Disney film, I knew we would be seeing it as soon as...

Pros: sweet, cute, acting of Julie Andrews, perfect for little girls, funny
Cons: different than the book, Mandy Moore

I recently wrote a review on the novel The Princess Diaries. After seeing the film today, I offer this review on the cute Disney movie.

In an attempt to be different, I will first compare the book and the movie. I was surprised at the...

Pros: Decent acting, Interesting characters, Charm factor
Cons: Very predictable plot and themes.

It is a rare thing that I sit down and watch movies where the intended demographic is the eight to seventeen females, but for Anne Hathaway, I find reasons to make an exception. It is only because I am a bit of a fan of the works of Anne Hathaway, ...