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MOVIE REVIEW
A Royal Christmas
Network: Hallmark Channel
Original Air Date: November 22, 2014
CAST:
Lacey Chabert ... Emily Taylor
Jane Seymour ...
Stephen Hagan ... Leo James / Prince Leopold
Katherine Flynn ... Natasha, Duchess of Warren
Simon Dutton ... Victor
Mitchell Mullen ... Bud Taylor
Katrina Nare ... Toni
Diana Dumitrescu ... Olivia
Vlad Ianus ... Will
Ionut Grama ... Kent, Baron of Newbury
Alice O'Mahoney ... Poppy
Annie Gould ... Sister Agatha
Mihai Niculescu ... Grand Duke of Canterbury
Olivia Krevoy ... Teenage Girl
James 'Poorman' Trenton ... Irate Customer
Cosmin Guzan ... Ivan
PLOT:
A Royal Christmas centers on a young girl who, after accepting her boyfriend’s proposal, learns he is a prince. She must then gain the acceptance of his mother, who looks down on her humble origins.
via Hallmark -- As the only daughter of an expert tailor in Philadelphia, Emily Corrigan (Chabert) is a kindhearted young woman proud of her blue-collar background. She is a devoted seamstress at the family business and madly in love with her doting European boyfriend, Leo (Stephen Hagan). But as their first Christmas together approaches, Leo drops a bombshell on his unsuspecting girlfriend: he is actually Prince Leopold, heir to the throne of Cordinia, a small sovereign country. Emily is in shock, but her love for Leo trumps her hesitation about his double life and they quickly fly to Cordinia to announce their engagement and spend the holidays with Leo’s disapproving mother, Queen Isadora (Seymour).
Less than enthusiastic about her son’s relationship with a commoner, Isadora makes Emily feel anything but welcome at their grand castle, leaving Emily to feel more at home among Isadora’s staff of butlers and housemaids. As Emily struggles to adapt to her new royal surroundings, the situation is made more difficult when a scheming Isadora invites Duchess Natasha (Flynn), Leo’s ex-girlfriend, to join them for Christmas. Emily sees that Natasha is a perfect match for Leo and worries she’ll never measure up to Isadora’s standards. Attempting to stay true to herself in a world where she clearly doesn’t belong, Emily wonders if love is enough to keep her newly royal relationship from falling apart before Christmas morning.
“A Royal Christmas” is a Brad Krevoy Television Production. Brad Krevoy, Alexandre Coscas and Eric Jarboe are the executive producers. Amy Krell is the producer. Alex Zamm directed from a script by Janeen & Michael Damian and Tippi & Neal Dobrofsky.
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hope this is a sequel to a princess for Christmas loved that movie
ReplyDeleteOh I can't wait for this! I love movies like these!
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful family movie by Janeen and Michael Damian, can't wait to see A Royal Christmas. I loved their movies, Sweeter Side of Life and A Princess for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to watch this movie, I pre-ordered this one, and can't wait for it to be delivered too !! Lacey Chabert is fantastic, acting in holiday movies, she shines every time !!! Lacey was even wearing her very own wedding dress, for this movie too !! I Read the Hallmark posting about that this morning !!! It's Very stunning and beautiful !!!
ReplyDeleteTOTALLY disappointed with this movie!
ReplyDelete"A Princess for Christmas" was a 100% better!
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Jane Seymour, a great actress, playing an embittered person, the role was not consistent with or complimentary to her otherwise great performances.
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"Emily" was too giddy and annoying.
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"Leo" was forgettable.
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The PLOT: nothing enticing lead from one scene the next. (yawn)
The ending was dull, as if the writers did not know how to end it any better...no flair.
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Summary: there was no one or nothing enticing about this movie that would make it worth seeing again.
Rewatched this classic on DVD today, it's also 1 of my dad's favorite movies. :)-Maria
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