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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

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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.
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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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thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e também o filme parece que foi feito para garotas que sonham em ter um par romântico na vida delas. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review mariandrea m De las mejores secuelas, nos dieron más de lo que esperábamos. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/25 Full Review Ed R Powerful message that comes with power as a princess. Cute little Disney film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review D R My favourite in the princess diaries franchise, it's MORE cheesey and disney-fied than the first film, but that's part of the charm! The ultimate girlie sleepover film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review KD D I really loved the first Princess Diaries film growing up, and this one really feels like a poorly executed Diet Bridgerton for Kids. I had set the bar low on expectations, willing to have fun watching for nostalgia's sake, and it was worse than I thought. I really wasn't a fan of all the recycled jokes. They're not even fun as callbacks or references, just lazy. I felt particularly disappointed at what the filmmakers did with Lily. She has nothing to do! The Lily from the original movie would have really questioned Mia about going through with an arranged marriage rather than just being like "yay, a bachelorette sleepover party with musical guest Raven!" Then layer Mia when just... goes out to cheat on her fiancee, Lily is like "woo, yeah, go get it!" She's just been made into a cheerleader, not a friend. It just felt so out of character. The tragedy is that it feels like there was a good version of this movie that could have existed within this structure. It feels like the filmmakers just wrote this off as a goofy disposable kids' movie, barely investing any thought into it. The performances feel like they did like 1 take of each scene and just moved on. The slumber party scene felt like it belonged in a 00s Disney Channel Original Movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review Michael C Love both films and rewatching them again!!! Still ICONIC!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Garry Marshall

Director

Anne Hathaway

Mia Thermopolis

Julie Andrews

Clarisse Renaldi

Héctor Elizondo

Joe

John Rhys-Davies

Viscount Mabrey

Heather Matarazzo

Lilly Moscovitz

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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews, right) and Asana (Raven, left) share a heart-stopping moment. After directing the smash hit "Princess Diaries," director Garry Marshall (pictured) returns to the helm for Disney's hilarious sequel, "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement." Princess Mia (Anne Hathaway. center) has not one, but two suitors - safe choice Sir Andrew (Callum Blue, left) and the riskier Nicholas (Chris Pine, right). Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews, left) and top security man, Joseph (Hector Elizondo, right) may share more than a professional relationship. Garry Marshall (left) discusses a scene with Anne Hathaway (right). Director Garry Marshall (center) poses with his beautiful stars, Anne Hathaway (left) and Julie Andrews (right). Mia (Anne Hathaway, right) is ready to assume her role as princess of Genovia, until she learns from her grandmother, Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews) she's got to immediately take the crown herself Nicholas (Chris Pine, right) proves an unlikely suitor for Princess Mia (Anne Hathaway, left). Mia (Anne Hathaway, left) is aided in her quest for a groom by her beautiful, wise grandmother, Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews, center right), & top security man, Joseph (Hector Elizondo, center left). Mia (Anne Hathaway, left), Lily (Heather Matarazzo, center below), Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews, center above), Joseph (Hector Elizondo, center right) * secretary Charlotte (Kathleen Marshall, right) View more photos

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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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