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Daddy, I know we’re rich and famous, but for just one night can we pretend to be common folk. Just once? Please please please please please?
Was it any good?
Meh. It was quaint to see all the old-timey celebrations on VE Day in Britain. For a “Romance,” the two main characters didn’t have much chemistry.
Who was in it?
Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, and Emily Watson
Should I see it on the big screen or should I wait to rent it?
Wait to rent it.
Should I see it in 3D or one of the other premium formats?
No. No. For the sake of your pocketbook (who you have mistreated), no.
Review
Ah, to be rich and famous… Servants… Mansions… Locked gates all around… It took a few minutes at the beginning to learn who everybody is. The time is VE Day in England. The King of England is set to give a speech on the radio at midnight. His two daughters, the eldest who will be queen one day, want to go out on the town and party like common folk. After much begging, they agree. Two military men are sent with them as escorts.
They quickly slip the guard. The youngest is swept away by a man. The eldest tries to follow and runs into a man of her own. Since this is a “Romance” movie, the two (the eldest and the helper man) are in love by the end of the movie? Why? Because they are two single entities of the opposite sex. Doesn’t that always happen?
But seriously, I don’t know why the two of them are together in the end. It’s one of those pairings where you look at each other and say, “It’ll never last.” Talk about your star-crossed lovers. She’s the Queen of England (to be) and he’s a common soldier teetering on desertion? Talk about two different worlds. What would they talk about? Playing hide-and-go-seek with the butler? How to best cook a military ration?
Aside from being a quaint look at life from another generation, there wasn’t a lot of substance in the film. There was some almost-funny slapstick moments. It was comedic how the two sisters almost bumped into each other over and over. There was a lot you could see coming. This one is average.
The younger sister exclaims, “Wizard!” to something cool. I don’t know if that’s period-correct, but I’m going to start using it. Wizard!
Is it family safe?
One of the sisters finds herself in a house of ill-repute (although she doesn’t know it). A woman walks by in pasties and alcoholic beverages are served with some kind of drug added. The VE Day celebrations include what looks like champagne. Two military officers go up to a room with several ladies. There is no nudity, but it is clear they’re all having sex. No language that I noticed.
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Drama, Romance, Historical | 4 December 2015 (USA)
Daddy, I know we’re rich and famous, but for just one night can we pretend to be common folk. Just once? Please please please please please?
Was it any good?
Meh. It was quaint to see all the old-timey celebrations on VE Day in Britain. For a “Romance,” the two main characters didn’t have much chemistry.
Who was in it?
Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, and Emily Watson
Should I see it on the big screen or should I wait to rent it?
Wait to rent it.
Should I see it in 3D or one of the other premium formats?
No. No. For the sake of your pocketbook (who you have mistreated), no.
Review
Ah, to be rich and famous… Servants… Mansions… Locked gates all around… It took a few minutes at the beginning to learn who everybody is. The time is VE Day in England. The King of England is set to give a speech on the radio at midnight. His two daughters, the eldest who will be queen one day, want to go out on the town and party like common folk. After much begging, they agree. Two military men are sent with them as escorts.
They quickly slip the guard. The youngest is swept away by a man. The eldest tries to follow and runs into a man of her own. Since this is a “Romance” movie, the two (the eldest and the helper man) are in love by the end of the movie? Why? Because they are two single entities of the opposite sex. Doesn’t that always happen?
But seriously, I don’t know why the two of them are together in the end. It’s one of those pairings where you look at each other and say, “It’ll never last.” Talk about your star-crossed lovers. She’s the Queen of England (to be) and he’s a common soldier teetering on desertion? Talk about two different worlds. What would they talk about? Playing hide-and-go-seek with the butler? How to best cook a military ration?
Aside from being a quaint look at life from another generation, there wasn’t a lot of substance in the film. There was some almost-funny slapstick moments. It was comedic how the two sisters almost bumped into each other over and over. There was a lot you could see coming. This one is average.
The younger sister exclaims, “Wizard!” to something cool. I don’t know if that’s period-correct, but I’m going to start using it. Wizard!
Is it family safe?
One of the sisters finds herself in a house of ill-repute (although she doesn’t know it). A woman walks by in pasties and alcoholic beverages are served with some kind of drug added. The VE Day celebrations include what looks like champagne. Two military officers go up to a room with several ladies. There is no nudity, but it is clear they’re all having sex. No language that I noticed.
PG-13 | 1h 37min | Drama, Romance, Historical | 4 December 2015 (USA)