The Prince and Me ** (2004, Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller, Miranda Richardson, James Fox) – Classic Movie Review 3588

Director Martha Coolidge’s 2004 romcom stars Julia Stiles as US student Paige, who falls in love with her cute classmate Edvard (Luke Mably), little knowing that he’s really a Danish prince, enjoying a private life as a fellow student in Wisconsin.

Stiles and Mably put the charm into a simple fairy-tale story, with lovely views of Copenhagen and a funny role for Ben Miller as the prince’s guard in America. Miranda Richardson and James Fox also have a ball as the duty-bound Danish King and Queen.

The script by Jack Amiel, Michael Begler and Katherine Fugate is a bit too daft and out of touch with reality, particularly that of Denmark, but the movie is pleasant and appealing otherwise. Is there a happy ending? Our lips are sealed.

© Derek Winnert 2016 Classic Movie Review 3588

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