Christmas with a Prince

I saw Christmas With a Prince ... with a prince! Well, it was someone who was once called a prince but now goes by Danathaniel.

While watching the movie with a prince, I kept looking over at the prince during the most emotional scenes and seeing that he was completely stiff and unemotional. And I thought "huh I guess the movie accurately portrays a prince".

In order for me to see this movie with the prince, he had to fly from his home in Zanzibar (where Neuschwanstein Castle was relocated by helicopter) to his royal throne in England, where he stepped on a breadcrumb and broke his fingernail. To receive emergency surgery he had to fly to a remote town in Montana where they specialize in reconstructive fingernail surgery. While he was recuperating, we saw this movie. And I thought "huh I guess this movie accurately portrays the fragility of a prince"

All-in-all this movie very accurately depicted my life and I'm grateful for the large cash donation that the producers gave me for the rights to use my story. All of the money went straight to my recently created Royal Charity where I give money to the most needy or royal families.

I watch a lot of cheesy Christmas movies. They're dumb. They're predictable. But they're fun to watch. Usually. I've seen plenty of stinkers, but this one takes the cake. It was so awful, I wanted to run away screaming, but by golly I finished it. First of all, no one stays in the hospital for weeks for a broken leg. The prince could have easily just flown home to recover and I could have been spared this torture. Everything was so awful. The plot, script, acting, costumes, music, just everything. By the end of the movie, I had lost the will to live.

While the basic storyline is compelling, the acting is awful...stiff, over-done...with lines and behavior not fitting a doctor, security detail, etc. My guess is that this was a low-budget production and the casting crew were forced to hire less experienced lead actors. Having said that, there's no "off-color" language, nudity, or situations that would offend sensitive viewers or young children. That, in itself, is refreshing!!

This movie has some good moments. Some of them are funny. Some are sweet. But there are also inconsistent moments. The story attempts to pull in some of the usual plot devices and sentimental moments, but it's not done smoothly. Still, some of them work. Sometimes, I think it is difficult to mix silly comedy with more serious elements especially the more negative ones. And some of the usual plot devices are way too predictable and transparent.

The acting was similar - some moments were a little rougher than others. This is especially true of Kaitlyn Leeb. Also the chemistry between Leeb and Nick Hounslow was lukewarm.

I'm disappointed in the character of Doctor Miller. In more than one scene, even near the beginning, she looks far more like a scared little girl than a actual Doctor who has persevered through more than 99%+ people ever do and I don't think this was the acting, I think it was intentional, perhaps as either written or directed.

All the plastic surgery can't hide the age difference...And...Holy Teeth Whitener, Batman! Moral of the story, even an aging prince deserves love.