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Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.43 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
Ons Mia (Anne Hathaway) schrok nogal toen ze op haar 15e verjaardag te weten kwam dat ze eigenlijk de prinses was van een klein Europees landje, Genovia. Een prinses!? Zij, een doodgewoon Amerikaans tienermeisje uit San Francisco?! Het zal je maar ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Cutting Edge
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Like its predecessor, it's Hollywood hokum at its most glamorous and effective. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Simple romantic fluff that at least doesn't shortchange its target audience in the usual condescending manner. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
En "El Diario de la Princesa" conocimos a Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), una joven estudiante que recibió con gran sorpresa la noticia de que ella era la heredera al trono del país europeo de Genovia. Ahora, en la secuela, encontramos a Mia bien ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews proved to be a great team when The Princess Diaries was released a few years ago. The tale of a typical teen (Hathaway) who discovers she's a real-life princess was a big hit with the Cinderella crowd. The sequel, Princess ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Jam! Movies
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.24 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
Quand un roman tombe entre les griffes rapaces des héritiers de l'oncle Walt, il en ressort souvent amputé de plusieurs éléments et affublé d'une sérieuse propension à verser dans une mièvrerie exaspérante. Le cas du Journal d'une princesse 2 de ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Voir.ca
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
There's a point in "Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" at which--if you are still paying attention--you will hear a character talk about what a shame it would be if so much effort amounted to so little result. Well it has. Despite all the excessive ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
I admit I’ve been a little late on getting this one out, so many other reviewers have already had their shot. Since I already know what I’m going to say about this film, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to see what’s already being said about it. I ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
The makers of "The Princess Diaries" should have quit while they were ahead. That 2001 family film wasn't groundbreaking, but it was harmless, well-meaning, and lightly enjoyable without talking down to anyone in the audience. Young girls, of course, ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
The main point of the film appears to be to allow Anne Hathaway to put on a new outfit in every scene. Drab and tasteless consumerism barely pasted onto a background of bad pop songs and modern day princesses and other such nonsense. A thoughtless waste ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Jennie Punter)Globe and Mail (Jennie Punter)
Like the first movie, Princess Diaries 2 relies primarily on the chemistry and screen appeal of Andrews and Hathaway to elevate the storytelling above the level of mush. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Globe and Mail (Jennie Punter)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
The plot this time has Princess Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), reaching her twentyfirst birthday, which makes it her time to take over the throne of Genovia from Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews). Having just graduated from college, Mia is ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Steve Rhodes
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
It delivers the same bland adolescent fluff and feel-good family values its predecessor provided...This could get interesting--but it doesn't, not really. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Hollywood.com (Kit Bowen)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Hathaway makes it all seem more palatable than it really is, and the presence of Julie Andrews doesn't hurt either, lending the movie a regal grace it otherwise doesn't deserve. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Ought to charm its loyal subjects, or at least their less demanding little sisters. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weitzman)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
We all love a good fairy tale, but the enchantment is missing in this predictable sequel. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
This Princess falters before getting to the altar. Once that near-magical event happens (especially, if you're a little girl), the kingdom is enchanted once again. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The theme song and spirit was Diana Ross' I'm Coming Out. This time, the theme is more like I'm Running Out. Of ideas. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
The movie is undeniably cute. But it's also often a gooey mess, with a plot that manages to be both wearisome and preposterous (to grown-ups, that is). ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Toy tiaras for orphans! (the first one's always free)...Another day, another dollar for Disney's lucrative business of breeding...ever-longing dream princesses. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Stephen Humphries)Christian Science Monitor (Stephen Humphries)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Either Marshall is tone deaf to punch lines or he thinks audiences are, for nearly every gag...gets underscored at least twice. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a dull, unnecessary sequel to a movie that really deserves better. Parents of younger fans of the original may want to give this a rental, but I wouldn't recommend it as a purchase, and viewers teenaged and ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at DVD Talk (Adam Tyner)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia Inquirer
In a season when mean girls stalk the multiplex, it's a rarity to see teenagers making nice. If this is faint praise for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, then so be it. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Let me start by saying that I am a huge Anne Hathaway fan. And so it is that I found THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT all the more irksome for squandering her talents so freely with this piffle. Actually, piffle is overselling it. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Anne Hathaway still isn't doin' it for me. Put her in all the movies you want, Hollywood, I still don't think she's as pretty as I'm supposed to, and the fact that she keeps choosing dumb movies like this one ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Hathaway deserves her place in the teen queen pantheon, but this is an overlong, predictable, largely unfunny syrup-fest of a film that is strictly for the under-tens.Garry Marshall’s 2001 film The Princess Diaries proved a surprise hit and made a star ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Anne Hathaway and Chris Pine in The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal EngagementGarry Marshall's second reign as director of The Princess Diaries serves up predictable-in-pink pageantry with You go, girl! commands. Similar to his Pretty Woman, the romantic ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
In sizing up Disney's The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, which hits the screens today (Wednesday), Roger Ebert remarks that he had the choice of saying what he really thought about it or play it safe by writing that young girls will love it. He ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Not nearly as good as the first one, Princess Diaries 2 will likely satisfy it's core audience, young girls, but it will not create any new fans. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
Princess Diaries 2 is a goofy, light-hearted piece of film. It’s got more fluff than cotton candy on a pillow. It’s just plain innocent fun. Anne Hathaway is adorably clumsy, and the story is nearly cartoonish in its treatment of the characters. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
By the way, the ungrammatical Latin of Genovia’s national motto from the first picture--“Totus corpus laborat”--is retained in this one. Yes, one medieval scribe famously used the words at the end of a manuscript, but it was recognized as wrong ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Never has the divide between male and female audiences been as apparent as with this week's Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. The film is tailored specifically for the preteen girl market, and is brazenly unapologetic about it. Older women may ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for DigitalVD.de (Kai Groth)DigitalVD.de (Kai Groth)
Auktionen zu dieser DVD in Hülle und Fülle Klingeltöne oder Logos zu diesem Film Inhaltsangabe: Fünf Jahre sind vergangen, seit aus dem tollpatschigen Teenager Mia (Anne Hathaway) eine echte europäische Prinzessin von Genovien wurde. Doch ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at DigitalVD.de (Kai Groth)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Ed Park)Village Voice (Ed Park)
The witless sequel to the enjoyable Princess Diaries (2001) knows its intended audience—how else to explain the interminable sequence in which the future queen of Genovia, Princeton grad Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), holds a slumber party for ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Village Voice (Ed Park)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
I admit, I'm more or less hardwired to dislike this movie, but even by Garry Marshall's abysmally low standards, there isn't much to recommend The Princess Diaries 2 . ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Film Threat (Pete Vonder Haar)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Ardent fans of the first film will be royally disappointed in Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement . ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
The Princess Diaries 2 combines a classic storybook scenario, in which the former ugly duckling refines her swan standing, with the usual self-help uplift. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Like the first film, this offers contrived preteen wish fulfillment with greeting-card sentiment and simplicity. ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (David Levine)filmcritic.com (David Levine)
How’s this for timing: Almost three years to the day after the release of the original The Princess Diaries, and on the heels of its sparkling new special edition DVD, we get the follow-up Diaries in theaters! You knew the sequel would eventually ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at filmcritic.com (David Levine)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Dustin Putman)The Movie Insider (Dustin Putman)
Despite a positive message about staying true to yourself, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement spits on the memory of its agreeable 2001 precursor by having no interests outside of making a few bucks for the studio. Before stepping into the ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at The Movie Insider (Dustin Putman)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
Because Hollywood has never understood that fairy tales don't have sequels -- that there's no "Sleeping Beauty: Awake and Loving It" -- our daughters now find themselves faced with "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement." Anne ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Boston Globe
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
On one level Princess Diaries 2 is another example of Hollywood's male marginalization. I guess it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, then, even though it’s all about women, cast almost entirely by women, and is meant to appeal to little girls, ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Tony Medley
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
That strange disconnect is one a lot of this year's aimed-at-8-year-old-girl movies share. I'm glad "PD2" doesn't make the cynical "Sleepover" mistake of having its teen-age characters act like embittered hookers. But it doesn't make much sense to have ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
"The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" offers the prudent critic with a choice. He can say what he really thinks about the movie, or he can play safe by writing that it's sure to be ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Film Freak CentralFilm Freak Central
I had rather hoped that my previous DVD tussle with Garry Marshall, on the subject of his The Princess Diaries, would be my last. But here it is five months later, and I'm stuck with the unenviable task of a) watching and b) working up the enthusiasm to ...read the complete Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie review at Film Freak Central
 
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