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The Princess Diaries

2001

Garry Marshall

Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo ...

4.2

19,532

Comedy. Drama. Romance Shy teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is thrown for a loop when, from out of the blue, she learns the astonishing news that she's a real-life princess! As the heir apparent to the crown of the small European principality of Genovia, Mia begins a comical journey towards the throne when her strict and formidable grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews), shows up to give her "princess lessons."

	Author	Review
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"This is 'Pretty Woman' for children."	NEU
United States	Susan Wloszczyna USA Today	"Isn't always perfect. But it fills an empty spot in the hearts of girls of all ages who have been pining all summer for a movie like this. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] is a march through the swamp of recycled ugly duckling stories, with occasional pauses in the marsh of sitcom cliches and the bog of Idiot Plots (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Robert Koehler Variety	"Exudes a pre-fab quality."	NEG
United Kingdom	Anna Smith Empire	"A light, uneven Pygmalion story that may win young girls over (...) but does not live up to the expectations created by the cast and director.(…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ben Falk BBC	"Hathaway shines in the title role, and generates great chemistry with her legendary British mentor. There is something so indescribably nice about Andrews that never gets tiring (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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