“The Prince and Me” left us at a bit of a cliffhanger, so it was nice to see that there was a sequel. However, one major difference exists between the first and the second movie – we lost Julia Stiles and gained Kam Heskin.
When last we saw Paige and Eddie, he was preparing to become the king of Denmark and she was preparing for med school. As this movie opens, we see that she (Kam Heskin) is finishing med school in Denmark and simultaneously learning all the things she’ll need to know as queen. Eddie (Luke Mably) has settled down into his role and is taking his duties seriously – almost too seriously. He was quite the playboy in the first film and in the second, he’s practically a stuffed shirt.
As is generally the case whenever royalty is involved, a discontented cousin has emerged to claim that his daughter, Kirsten, is the rightful queen. He dug up an obscure law written ages ago to prove his point, and all the royal lawyers have to concur that he’s right. Kirsten, meanwhile, has a nasty plan of her own – to make Paige look like a fool at every opportunity and to show everyone how unsuited for the throne she is. Paige catches on pretty quickly, though, and starts dishing out her own brand of justice, but all this fighting puts a wedge between Eddie and Paige. Eddie grew up with Kirsten and can’t believe that she’s capable of the things Paige says she is.
It all comes to a head when Eddie gets a report that Paige is seeing someone on the side. She’s not – he’s just a study partner – but it appears that the engagement is dangling by a thread. Desperate, Paige enlists the help of her study friends and they get to work looking through every old Danish law they can find, and eventually uncover the document that will help place Paige on the throne at Eddie’s side.
It was fun to see the two of them married. I did think that the acting was a little overdone in parts, especially by Kam. The actress who played Kirsten (Clemency Burton-Hill) did a fabulous job and in my opinion, saved the movie. But I do understand that I’m not necessarily the target audience – they’re going for someone more my daughter’s age, and in a case like that, I think they did quite well.
This film was rated PG.
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