Slightly above average preteen movie. It has its funny moments, tho.

Just another great Disney classic revolved around the idea of happiness and fairy tale book endings as this follows a teenage girl living in San Francisco with her mother who one day gets the news from her estranged grandmother that she is the heir to the thrown in a small European country which throws her into a world wind of deciding to not accept it and continue to be the shy weird girl or embrace it. The casting is partly what makes this a classic with Andrews and Hathaway. The plot development is great and there are a lot of great ups and downs and the way each character is introduced makes it easy for the audience to fall in love. However, this movie doesn't blow you away, its just a cute good movie.

Rated a Connor 10, normal 7.5

:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart: - A very funny comedy mainly aimed at young kids, but entertaining to adults nonetheless.

**My rating system works:**
10:heart:- Masterpiece :100:
9:heart:- Excellent
8:heart: - Amazing :ok_hand:
7:heart:- Great :sun_with_face:
6:heart: - Good :thumbsup:
5:heart: - Average :head_bandage:
4:heart: - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3:heart: - Bad :sob:
2:heart:- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:heart: - Bull Shit.

“courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. the brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all."

Me trying to figure out how a "Fabergé merry-go-round" as a birthday gift didn't prompt Mia to maybe wonder who the heck her dad is:
:thinking::thinking::thinking::thinking::exploding_head:

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Thank you IMDB for listing uncredited cast… As a _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ fan, I'm ashamed I didn't recognize René Auberjonois' voice as Philippe Renaldi.

It goes on for a bit too long, but 'The Princess Diaries' is just about a good film.

Anne Hathaway (Mia) is the star no doubt, she's the only character I'll likely remember from this 2001 production. Julie Andrews (Clarisse) is decent too, while Héctor Elizondo (Joe) is extremely likeable in his role. There's also a (incredibly) small appearance from 'The Walking Dead' alum Karl Makinen.

I found the plot a little tedious to watch in parts, not helped by a few cringey gags. I also, in live-action/non-fantasy films, always find it difficult to believe in fictional places - in this case "Genovia". It's a small gripe of mine. Anyway, I do of course appreciate and rate the overall message of the film.

Overall, when all is said and done, I did narrowly enjoy watching this. The main reason being Hathaway, but also the moral of the story.

This was a decent movie. My wife played it for me while I was cooking dinner, and before you know it, I was locked in.

I was genuinely surprised when the reporter started speaking Persian. ʘ⁠‿⁠ʘ