The Prince & Me | | Cast : | Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Miranda Richardson | | Director : | Martha Coolidge | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | April 02, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | December 29, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 24, 2005 | | Summary | Heartwarming Cinderella Tale | Content
 | I must admit that I am generally not one to indulge in the more "girly" romantic comedy genre. However, I am a fan of Julia Stiles as well as the occasional insouciant debauchery, and therefore thought I'd give this movie a try.
The Prince and Me is your classic Cinderella-type tale. Julia Stiles stars as Paige Morgan, a quaint farm girl on a mission. Paige aspires to finish up her pre-medical studies at the University of Wisconsin, go on to medical school at Johns Hopkins, and then use her knowledge to help those in need across the globe. However, when the handsome, though irresponsible, Prince Edvard (Luke Mably) decides to seek solstice at UW for a brief holiday excursion from his high-profile life, a kink is thrown into Paige's plans. Before she knows it, Paige is living the life of a princess within a Denmark palace, attending balls and being waited on hand and foot. But is living a life of royalty worth giving up her personal hopes and dreams? Or will true love conquer all?
Though many of the elements presented herein are quite cliché, I still found the story to be rather enthralling in an adorably cute, completely unrealistic kind of way. The Prince & Me is a light-hearted romp through every young girl's fantasy, but it also carries with it an enchanting moral. Furthermore, it seems as though the generally generic Cinderella-esque plot has been tweaked in such a way as to keep the tale entertaining. Buried amidst some of the hackneyed tripe is a genuinely noteworthy and heartwarming tale of love, perseverance, and exquisite imagination.
Both Julia Stiles and Luke Mably pulled off their roles quite nicely, and seem to work rather well together. With Ben Miller rounding out the cast as Prince Eddie's personal attendant, and adding the occasional comic relief, the plot and script tend to veer away from the overly-sappy. The DVD extras include a few deleted scenes, a gag reel, and some short featurettes on some of the film's sequences, which is a nice touch. This is one of few "chick-flicks" to grace my DVD collection, and it's well worth the purchase price. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 17, 2005 | | Summary | Great role model for young girls | Content
| The best part about The Prince and Me is the fact that Paige, played by Julia Stiles, is a strong woman who puts herself first. She just doesn't settle for The Price...she goes out and makes her dreams come true. This is who little girls should look up too. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 06, 2005 | | Summary | A movie for all ages | Content
| I'm a sucker for a good romantic comedy, and this one did it for me. I wasn't sure what to expect when I bought the movie after having not seen it yet. I was however pleasantly surprised.
The chemistry between the two main characters is priceless, and it's a movie that makes you laugh, cry, and say, "Awww, how cute."
If you enjoy seeing that "Hollywood romance", then I believe you'll enjoy this movie. Also, this is a movie that any age bracket can enjoy. Keep in mind however that there are some "steamy" romance scenes, so I wouldn't recommend letting your really young kids watching it unless you have seen it first and decided whether or not it is appropriate. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 06, 2005 | | Summary | 2 stars for the cast | Content
| I did not watch this movie thinking it would be theatrical greatness, but given the number of impressive people in the cast (Richardson, Fox, Stiles), I was expecting it to be much better than it was. The story is a fairy tale, to be sure, but if we are to believe the script of this movie, Denmark is about to have a flakey, uneducated, lazy jerk ascend to the throne. There is growth in the prince's character, but it's not done in a believeable manner. The prince is a disinterested punk who spends state meetings drawing cars on his agenda, yet after one semester in Wisconsin, he is able to negotiate settlements to stop strikes. Perhaps I took the movie too seriously, but if I were from Denmark, I would find this depiction of my country and people insulting. I'm not certain that the people of Wisconsin could have been too thrilled either. All in all, even for what it's supposed to be (a fairy tale story aimed at 13 year old girls), the story is simply too cliche, which is disappointing considering it has some wonderful people in the cast. I'm usually able to suspend my belief when watching movies like this and enjoy them, but this one just doesn't make it. Two stars for the casting choices, but I wouldn't reccomend purchasing this movie. It's more of a rental.... with a coupon. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 02, 2005 | | Summary | Nice Romantic Comedy | Content
| Paige and Edvard are total opposites. She's a pre-med student at the University of Wisconsin; he's a spoiled Prince, next in line to be King of Denmark. They meet when Edvard, thinking all American girls are like the ones in the Girls Gone Wild videos, enrolls at the University, hoping to meet some of the girls. After a rough start, the two fall in love. When Paige finds out that "Eddie" is really a member of royalty, she has to decide whether to follow her dream to become a doctor or to give it all up to become Queen of Denmark.
This is a nice romantic comedy. Julia Stiles and Luke Mabley have nice chemistry and it's fun watching their characters interact. Ben Miller almost steals the movie as Soren, Edvard's bodyguard. There are many scenes of Edvard's home life and Paige's home life, to show the differences between the two lifestyles. There are times when the movie seems to be going in a more serious direction and exploring how much Paige would be giving up and what it really means to be a member of royalty, but unfortunately it just skirts the issue. I wish, in fact, that this movie had ended on a more open note and that a sequel had been made that concentrated more on Paige's adjustment to royal life. It would have been a much stronger movie that way, but it's still a good, fun movie to watch.
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