If you don't know what happens next, it's probably time to turn in your tiara. Meanwhile, a villainous MP (John Rhys-Davies) is scheming to foil Mia by plotting to make his hunky nephew (the suitably square-jawed Chris Pine) Genovia's new king. That's when the male Neanderthals in the Genovian parliament decide to enforce an ancient rule that the queen must be married, and they give Mia 30 days to find a suitable husband. It's no surprise that we get a lot of sweetly innocent sparkle here, with just enough grown-up content to keep parents smiling.įive years after the original Diaries, Mia is about to assume her grandmother's throne in Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement. He quickly learned that throwing out the spiked heels and keeping the stardust was the best way to ensure crossover box-office success. Garry Marshall-who directed The Princess Diaries after turning Pretty Woman into the first hooker-inspired fairy tale-is no fool. (Think Monaco crossed with one of your cheesier Swiss-themed restaurants.) A classic ugly-duckling story that had the good taste to feature a beaming Julie Andrews as both the reigning queen of Genovia and Mia's grandmother, it raked in enough bucks to justify this appealing sequel. Rated general.įans of Disney's Princess Diaries will no doubt recall the story of a nerdy American klutz named Mia (the lovely Anne Hathaway) learning that she was the rightful heir to the throne of Genovia. Starring Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway.
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