The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

G

Released Aug 11, 2004

1h 53m

Kids & Family

Romance

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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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

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

A braindead film that sucks the life out its audience with its annoyingly overbearing screenplay.

Nov 16, 2019

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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

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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

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Ed R

Powerful message that comes with power as a princess. Cute little Disney film.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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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

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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

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Michael C

Love both films and rewatching them again!!! Still ICONIC!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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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

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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

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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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