This chick flick film premiered on the 9th of September 2011 and I am having mixed emotions on whether it was successful or not. In my opinion this film falls more under the Walt Disney vibe, like your High School Musical and other Disney films. The reason why I put this connotation on this particular film is because I would not suggest anyone over the age of 18 to go watch it. It is your typical Romance film, as most of the film takes place in Paris and Monte Carlo as the title of the film suggests. However, there are also elements of comedy and adventure which form part of this particular film.
Three young women have been saving for a dream vacation to Paris. The three young women include Grace (Selena Gomez), her best friend Emma (Katie Cassidy) and uptight sister Meg (Leighton Meester). When they arrive in Paris things seem to take a turn for the worst, their tour, hotel and room are nothing of what they expected. However, just as they are about to give up, their whole trip turns around when they decide to duck into the lobby of a luxury hotel to get out of the rain; this is where Grace gets mistaken for a spoilt British heiress Cordelia Winthrop Scott (Selena Gomez). Before they get the chance to reveal their true identities, they get sucked into this glamorous fairytale lifestyle and in a wink of an eye find themselves in Monte Carlo. This is where the ‘true’ adventure begins and love starts to unfold for the three young women. It is here in Monte Carlo that they also truly find themselves and who they are and what they want out of life. A film filled of hope, dreams and life changing events.
The acting in this particular film for me was average, nothing to brag about. However, there were moments were I found myself chuckling. The setting of the film was absolutely stunning as much of it takes place in Paris and Monte Carlo. The story-line for me was mediocre as it was one of those films that you could guess or anticipate what was coming next. I also found that the love story of each individual woman was a bit underdeveloped, boring and unrealistic – seemed to be missing some loop holes.
Overall I would not rate it excellent, but definitely a movie for young women to enjoy together. Other actors of this film included Cory Monteith, Andie MacDowell and Brett Cullen.
Directed by: Thomas Bezucha
Written by: Thomas Bezucha & April Blair
Time duration: 109min
Age restriction: PG
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