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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

G Released Aug 11, 2004 1h 53m Kids & Family Romance Comedy TRAILER for The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement: Trailer 1 List
26% Tomatometer 120 Reviews 59% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
Mia (Anne Hathaway), still coming to terms with her life as a princess, graduates from Princeton. She returns to Genovia, and her best friend, Lilly (Heather Matarazzo), goes with her. When they arrive, Mia's grandmother (Julie Andrews) informs her that Mia cannot become queen unless she is married within 30 days. Nicholas Devereaux (Chris Pine) is one of her top suitors, though he is more interested in the crown than Mia. But when Nicholas realizes he loves Mia, he decides not to pursue her. Read More Read Less
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Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews bring charm and elegance to the movie, but there's not enough material for them to work with in this sequel.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media A fun romp for girls of all ages. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com I'd like to, but than that would be lying, and if I've ever learned anything from Disney it is that lying is wrong. Rated: 1.5/4 Dec 13, 2005 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News A braindead film that sucks the life out its audience with its annoyingly overbearing screenplay. Nov 16, 2019 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens A fairytale, once-upon-a-time. . .this movie is for the princess in all of us. Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Deborah Hornblow Hartford Courant The pace of ``Diaries 2'' is not always as crisp as some of Marshall's other films, but it is an amiable enough entertainment. Rated: 3/5 Jan 2, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael C Love both films and rewatching them again!!! Still ICONIC!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/24 Full Review alan g As bad as the first one was, this movie bottoms it. Over the top acting. Stupid plot. Should have been left on the drawing board. I am beginning to feel maybe Anne Hathaway is not such a good actor after all. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/24 Full Review Eye C It's ok, childish at moments, but I know that is what is meant to be… good ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Meydiana R A disappointing and boring sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is an unneeded sequel and for adults the movie isn't very good. Mia {Anne Hathaway}, the new princess of Genovia, is ready to assume her role when she learns she may have to become queen even sooner than expected. The catch: she must get married first. With the help of her grandmother {Julie Andrews}, they begin to weed through possible candidates. I think the plot was a little weak and of course the film is predictable. The first one had a lot more charm but this sequel is rather boring. Sometimes the film is charming and that's due to its likable cast. Anne Hathaway does a great job but she can't save the film. Julie Andrews does a good job as well but her singing return was a little disappointing. Heather Matarazzo, Raven ,Larry Miller and Caroline Goodall all have small roles and they do a decent job but I think they could have left out Ravens character. Garry Marshall returns to direct and while he does a better job with this film then Raising Helen, he still could have tried harder with this one. The movie is very unrealistic as well but its a kids movie and it has a fairy tale story so it doesn't try to be realistic. There are a lot of cheesy scenes like the slumber party and most of these scenes are just not funny or enjoyable. I actually enjoyed the first one but this one was just long and not very interesting. The film is 113 minutes long but they don't have a lot of interesting material to fill the running time. The kids I saw it with didn't like it that much either also most of the funny lines are used in the trailer so it doesn't extend much past that. Rating 9/10, skip this sequel and go watch Ella Enchanted it's a lot more enjoyable. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/24 Full Review Meydiana R A disappointing and boring sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is an unneeded sequel and for adults the movie isn't very good. Mia {Anne Hathaway}, the new princess of Genovia, is ready to assume her role when she learns she may have to become queen even sooner than expected. The catch: she must get married first. With the help of her grandmother {Julie Andrews}, they begin to weed through possible candidates. I think the plot was a little weak and of course the film is predictable. The first one had a lot more charm but this sequel is rather boring. Sometimes the film is charming and that's due to its likable cast. Anne Hathaway does a great job but she can't save the film. Julie Andrews does a good job as well but her singing return was a little disappointing. Heather Matarazzo, Raven ,Larry Miller and Caroline Goodall all have small roles and they do a decent job but I think they could have left out Ravens character. Garry Marshall returns to direct and while he does a better job with this film then Raising Helen, he still could have tried harder with this one. The movie is very unrealistic as well but its a kids movie and it has a fairy tale story so it doesn't try to be realistic. There are a lot of cheesy scenes like the slumber party and most of these scenes are just not funny or enjoyable. I actually enjoyed the first one but this one was just long and not very interesting. The film is 113 minutes long but they don't have a lot of interesting material to fill the running time. The kids I saw it with didn't like it that much either also most of the funny lines are used in the trailer so it doesn't extend much past that. Rating 6/10, skip this sequel and go watch Ella Enchanted it's a lot more enjoyable. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review cato k Not as good as the first one but definitly worth to watch Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mia (Anne Hathaway), still coming to terms with her life as a princess, graduates from Princeton. She returns to Genovia, and her best friend, Lilly (Heather Matarazzo), goes with her. When they arrive, Mia's grandmother (Julie Andrews) informs her that Mia cannot become queen unless she is married within 30 days. Nicholas Devereaux (Chris Pine) is one of her top suitors, though he is more interested in the crown than Mia. But when Nicholas realizes he loves Mia, he decides not to pursue her.
Director
Garry Marshall
Producer
Debra Chase, Whitney Houston
Screenwriter
Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos, Shonda Rhimes
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures, BrownHouse Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$95.1M
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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