For Day 2, we'll be discussing Netflix's branch into sappy movie land with A Christmas Prince (2017 starring exclusively people I have never heard of). I am a big fan of cheesy made for TV movies, especially the Christmas-y ones. I watch A Christmas Kiss at least once a month.
This movie was a new level though. The family was good and the chemistry was nice. I totally bought how she fell for the guy and all. But oh sweet mother of pearl no one was any good at subterfuge and how did everyone struggle that hard?
First, we have the moment when a random wandering person in the palace is confirmed to be someone with precisely zero verification. Then when a journalist is undercover she employs no common sense about hiding anything. She leaves things in the open, she hides her passwords terribly, and she keeps the sound on her phone when she's trying to surreptitiously take photos. Also she's really obvious that she's taking photos.
And then we have the convoluted politics and legal mumbo jumbo. They encounter a moderate constitutional crisis which is solved with a quick and easy hand written decree. None of the documents are ever verified aside from a speedy "it's the king's seal!" The issue they are dealing with is a very complicated legal inheritance question which as far as I know has no answer and every monarchy has its own rules. But first it's an easy no and then it's an easy yes. And at no point in the 20 or 30 years that the late king knew this issue could come up did he do this easy answer until he was on his death bed? Please.
The schmaltz I'll give them. Because it's a movie about an American journalist falling in love with an about to inherit king.
So should you see this movie? Sure. If you've got an hour and a half and want something cheesy and Christmassy. Just try not to pay too close attention.
***Obligatory special shout out to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who have got me in a mood for royal romances***
This movie was a new level though. The family was good and the chemistry was nice. I totally bought how she fell for the guy and all. But oh sweet mother of pearl no one was any good at subterfuge and how did everyone struggle that hard?
First, we have the moment when a random wandering person in the palace is confirmed to be someone with precisely zero verification. Then when a journalist is undercover she employs no common sense about hiding anything. She leaves things in the open, she hides her passwords terribly, and she keeps the sound on her phone when she's trying to surreptitiously take photos. Also she's really obvious that she's taking photos.
And then we have the convoluted politics and legal mumbo jumbo. They encounter a moderate constitutional crisis which is solved with a quick and easy hand written decree. None of the documents are ever verified aside from a speedy "it's the king's seal!" The issue they are dealing with is a very complicated legal inheritance question which as far as I know has no answer and every monarchy has its own rules. But first it's an easy no and then it's an easy yes. And at no point in the 20 or 30 years that the late king knew this issue could come up did he do this easy answer until he was on his death bed? Please.
The schmaltz I'll give them. Because it's a movie about an American journalist falling in love with an about to inherit king.
So should you see this movie? Sure. If you've got an hour and a half and want something cheesy and Christmassy. Just try not to pay too close attention.
***Obligatory special shout out to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who have got me in a mood for royal romances***
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