A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding | Blogmas Day 13

-
Image result for a christmas prince the royal wedding poster

Hey Guys x

As promised, here is the second 'A Christmas Prince' review. And as you can tell from the title, this one is about a wedding!

A year after the events of the last film, Amber (Rose McIver) and King Richard (Ben Lamb) are preparing for their wedding. But with Amber second-guessing whether or not she can be the queen of Aldovia, and a financial scandal about to rock the kingdom, will these two make it down the aisle?

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I love the entire trilogy. However, for me, this one was the least enjoyable.

The best thing about a sequel is that you don't have to spend time getting to know these characters because you've already watched the first movie. You can get right into the story.

However, with this film that is a bit of a problem because the story this time around is a lot less interesting than the first - particularly the side-story about the kingdom's finances.

There is also a lot less chemistry between Amber and Richard this time around. And for me, this problem lay wholeheartedly with the character of Richard in this film.
This is because, for a start, you hardly ever see him. But when you do see him, he's either part of the boring finance story-line, or he's doing something that upsets Amber, like not defending her when he should be. Overall, he was the only character for me that came off worse in this film than the first one.

For a movie titled 'The Royal Wedding', it was hardly about the wedding at all. In fact, by the time they rushed through the wedding at the end of the film, part of me had forgot that a wedding was even coming up!

For me, the side characters, such as Emily (Honor Kneafsey), Simon (Theo Devaney), Melissa (Tahirah Sharif) and Andy (Joel McVeagh) were all a lot more entertaining than the main couple.

Overall, watch this movie - but only so you can get to the next one! It's barely a Christmas movie.

7/10 - Originality
3/10 - Christmas Spirit
4/10 - Christmas Music

Come back tomorrow for Blogmas Day 14, and my review of the final 'Christmas Prince' instalment!

Comments

Post a Comment

Thank you so much for your comment xx

Popular Posts

Road House (2024) | Film Review

-
Image
When ex-UFC fighter Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal) takes a job as a bouncer at a roadhouse, he soon finds that his past is quickly catching up to him. I've never seen the original Road House, and when I put this one on I wasn't really planning to review it, but I found myself really getting into it. I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Both the characters and the story were a lot more engaging and compelling than I thought they would be. The story sucked me in right from the beginning and I was interested the whole way through. The cast is great, but Jake Gyllenhaal completely carries the film and plays the character of Dalton really well. Again, I can't compare his performance to the original, but I really like the character. The fight scenes, which are pretty much what the film is about, are done really well. They're entertaining, but they also do a good job of moving the story forward. I think the reason I liked the film so much was because I didn't take it
Read more

Wonka | Film Review

-
Image
Young Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) tries to follow his dreams to become a respected chocolatier, despite opposition at every turn . This film was never particularly high on my 'to-watch' list, but it was always on my radar, so I'm glad I've finally seen it. I liked this movie a lot more than I thought I would, but I still definitely had problems with it! For a start, while I love the fact that it was a musical, I didn't actually like any of the actual songs. None of them really stood out (except the one that's already known) and having only seen the film yesterday, I can't remember any of them. In fact, while the songs didn't hurt the film, I also don't feel like they were completely necessary. I would have liked the film the same amount if it hadn't been a musical. Wonka is a really charming character, and Chalamet plays him really well. In fact, the entire cast is great - definitely the best thing about the film by a mile. The relationship b
Read more

Scarface (1983) | 100 Movies Bucket List

-
Image
Next up for the Bucket List was another first-time watch! I'd seen the original 1932 film years ago and really liked it, but I never got around to watching this (undoubtedly more popular) version, so I'm glad it was on the list. I really really liked this movie. I'm not sure if I like it more than, or the same as the original, but I definitely had a great time with it. One thing about finally seeing all these classic movies is seeing how much impact they've had on pop culture, and this film is definitely no exception. It's so quotable, there are so many iconic images, and it's one that everyone should watch if they haven't seen it before. The most talked-about aspect of this film is probably the violence, and that's so interesting to see. Not only the way it's spoken about, but also the difference between violence in older films like this and newer releases. I personally thought the violence was done well, and while probably not all of it was strictl
Read more

My Problem With '8 Simple Rules'

-
Image
Hey Guys x Today's post might come out as more of a rant, which I'm OK with because I haven't ranted about something in a while! Last year, I started watching the show '8 Simple Rules' when it started playing on Comedy Central. It originally came on between 2002 and 2005 but I didn't watch it when it was first on. Anyway, I really got into it. There were only three seasons, so it was over before I wanted it to be. And I loved this show, and I still love it. Comedy Central doesn't play it anymore but if it did I would dive right back into it because I love a good sitcom. However, I have a major gripe with a plotline of the show, that got more prominent in season 2/3. Let me just explain the characters a bit, so you know who I'm taking about in case you never watched it. The show revolves around a family, Paul and Cate Hennessy, and their children Bridget, Kerry and Rory. In the second season, the father in the show died (due
Read more

American Psycho | 100 Movies Bucket List

-
Image
This one was a re-watch. I'd seen this film once before watching it for the Bucket List. My memories of it weren't wholly positive - I didn't love the first watch, and while I didn't hate it, it wasn't a film that I was itching to watch again. Though saying that, I knew that I probably would watch it again eventually, because I knew how much of a classic it was. Like a lot of films I've watched for the Bucket List, I liked it more this time around than I did the first time, though I still didn't love it as much as I wanted to. But that being said, I did really enjoy it. The writing was great and Christian Bale was amazing in the role, as were the supporting actors. For me, though, the most iconic thing about this movie is its soundtrack. The songs used are amazing and fit the movie so well. They're used in such a unique, original way, that it feels like this alone makes the movie a classic. The film is really well made, and even though I don't love i
Read more