Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

ThiefHott Too much of everything

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

yarbsco 20 minutes before the end, the big conflict happens. No fear, all ends well.The cast is OK, nothing bad or that special either.

otokogoroshi-435-798151 If you want a movie with no surprises, twists, unique plots, characters or any kind of deviation from a very strict formula... then you'll probably like this movie. I don't mean that in an insulting fashion. This movie is the food equivalent of cotton candy. Sweet but without any substance.It's a standard boy meets girl but girl is hiding something plot (Never Been Kissed, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days), with the the male love interest being a Prince.Before going in I could have written all the plot beats on a paper and gotten them largely on the nose. The difference is she isn't just keeping a secret from him she's stalking him. She's a reporter trying to get a scoop on the Prince who has an unearned 'Playboy' title (with no real reason given).The reporter goes undercover as the tutor for the Prince's younger sister and within minutes of her arrival and introduction she's destroyed a million dollar Ming vase. For reasons I can't fathom she's allowed to stay around (days later she ruins a painting that looks to be several hundred years old).As the movie progresses, with time being difficult to track, the Prince is shown to be Absolutely Perfect. The lead actress is proven to be an unethical piece of trash but played by a very charming actress! She ends up coming across documents that prove the Prince is adopted, and thus not eligible for the crown. She agonizes over reporting this and actually does tell 2 friends back at her magazine. I'm sorry but she's lost all moral ground at this point and is now A Bad Person. Spying on and stalking the Prince are already Bad Things, but to steal documents that she found by chance and then even for a second considering releasing them?Honestly when everything played out (the reveal, the evil cousin because there is always one of those, trying to take the crown) and she saves the day because for some reason the previous king can make up new laws without anyone ever finding out about them. She goes home all sad like.Then of course the 100% expected thing happens. The Prince, now King, shows up in New York and proposes to her. Because of course he does.The movie genuinely feels as if minimal effort went into making it. It was very paint by numbers. Nothing unique or interesting happens that deviates from what one would expect.So if you're looking for some Christmas movie pap, go see it!Amber should have been thrown in jail though.

dr_shred Liked the movie but there's better one.I finally watched the, by now, cult phenomenon "A Christmas Prince" on Netflix. It's not bad and I'm a big fan of Rose McGiver, a.k.a Liv Moore on iZombie, so I give it a Thumbs Up.However, I like others, was struck by the similarities with "A Princess for Christmas", which is a superior movie if for nothing else that is does have a Christmas theme, not like "A Christmas Prince", which purports to be a Christmas movie, but is like so many other movies which are simply romance or dramatic films which occur during Christmas.A case in point is "It's a Wonderful Life" which isn't really about Christmas at all.Here is my list of similarities of the two films:* Young woman (YW) becomes involved with a royal family * Same castle: Peles Castle, Stirbei Castle, the Bragadiru Palace, Romania * Snowy * Horses galloping in the snow * Misunderstood prince (MP) with parent issues * There's been a death in YW's and MP's families * MP does archery (a family tradition) outside on one of the the castle walkways * MP shows young relative how to use the bow & arrow * An old Xmas tree ornament is found with deep family significance and parent of MP hangs it on the tree * Snooty upper-class woman (Lady Sophia, SLS), the MP's ex girlfriend wants the MP to marry her "We both know this isn't going to work" * Outdoor scene in the local village. Orphans are involved. * The MP's family plans a Christmas ball (CB) * Jealous SLS is suspicious of YW * MP's mother's imperious heart melts at YW's warmth * YW has a misunderstanding of MP's intentions (kissing SLS) * YW gets a new dress and makeover for the CB * YW comes down the ballroom steps in her glorious gown at the CB * YW's deception is revealed. She flees to the airport * YW is rescued, agrees to marry MP

verbify This movie is like a pretty Christmas package that you unwrap only to find another layer of packaging and so forth to the center with no actual present ever, but in a good way, because if you actually get to the content of a Christmas present you would find out if anybody actually knows and cares enough to give you a meaningful gift and you never wanted that, you just wanted the cozy feeling of seeing a tree with gifts under it and then the lovely idea that we're all about to be nice to each other for once. This movie is that feeling. You should watch it. I did.