The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

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Click here to show this review. To start with, if you are under the age of 12 this review does not concern you at all. You are allowed to see the movie without me judging you. Now for the rest of you, who plan to bring your date to see this movie all I have to say is... Have pity on us!!! Is it me but did this movie really deserve a sequel? Wasn't The Princess Diaries just a very average movie? I know Disney loves their sequels see Aladdin 2 or 3 or even Lion King 2 and 1 ½ but Princess Diaries? I can understand that the movie is the dream of every girl to become one day out of Blue princess... but come on a sequel? I went to the première last night, because I never say no to a free movie... and well I was just happy to see Julie Andrews. One of the few reasons to see the movie is you get to see Ms Andrews sing... well it is true it is just a short song and rudely cut with a duo with actress Raven (who has a cameo in the movie) what was Disney thinking? Don't you think Julie Andrews deserve a whole song? I have no complaints with Anne Hathaway, that girl really understands how to be clumsy and silly at the same time. The bigger problem I find is the direction, we can thank Garry Marshall on that. Yes he's the director behind Pretty Woman... but he's also the director behind Raising Helen and Runaway Bride. Needless to say the sequel does not bring much to it's precedent movie actually I find that it only diminishes the charm the original movie had which unfortunately we were lucky not to see this much during this summer time (see Spider-Man 2 and Shrek 2 for evidence) I have to admit I was happy when the movie was over, but teenage girls or fans of the original movie should be content with a non-satisfying sequel.