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I said the same thing when I watched the trailer and I was right. The book had so much details that simply cannot be captured in a 2-hour movie. While, the movie does its best to capture important moments, many crucial moments were still lost to the winds. It's a good and entertaining movie but maybe I would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't read the book.

I missed the characters who were crucial to the story and to what makes Alex Alex. The characters they kept were watered down to the point of blandness and the story felt too fast-paced and rushed.

The chemistry between the leads though takes the cake and although their story could have been more expounded, it was really well done and for that I'm glad.

Cramming the content of a novel into a two-hour movie means you're going to see characters eliminated and scenes combined, that's just a given. To say "the book was better" is a well-worn cliche, so I won't use it here, but having read the book first, I was saddled with expectations that were never met.

For a light, two-hour "Hallmark movie the week" style flick? Red, White & Royal Blue was fine. But the cost was having to eliminate most of the emotion, peril and building up to the big scenes that the book had. The pacing felt rushed, and it seemed like the director was trying to get to from one big moment from the book to the next, as quickly as possible before they ran out of time.

Casting-wise, the actors all pretty much looked exactly like how they were meticulously described in the book-with one glaring exception. In the book, Alex was much younger. Closer to 21. He was also noticeably shorter than Henry too, at around 5' 7" or 5' 8" (which is why his "He doesn't look 6' 2"!" line in the film seems to come out of nowhere). Nicholas Galitzine was a decade to old and far too tall for the part. Instead of seeing a young college student fall for a tall, handsome prince? We spent two hours watching two grown Abercrombie & Fitch models trying to "out hot" each other.

Overall the film was cute and worked fine, but it lacked most of the emotion and actual peril the book rewarded us with-and what a 3 to 5-episode mini-series could've delivered.

This movie was a HUGE shock to me, it was so very beautiful and it made me cry!! I was not expecting much, as I'm an older lady who does not often watch 'young people's' movies because I invariably find them uninteresting (to me). But this film is SO well done and has such a lovely and relevant story, that I was hooked from the very start!! The 2 lead actors are amazing in their roles, both very believable. The production values are first class, and the story highlights SUCH an important issue in our world today - that of TOLERANCE & ACCEPTANCE of others. We are each a UNIQUE creation, and consensual adult love in all its forms should be celebrated. There is so much hatred, bigotry and suffering in the world today, we need more films that bring us together, like this one. Congratulations and Thanks to all involved in its creation!!

This was a feel good romcom that leaned into the fantasy/fairy tale elements that all good rom coms do, and it was exactly what I needed! I can't think of another gay romcom I've enjoyed watching more. A few lines of dialogue are a bit iffy, but overall it's got solid writing and directing.

The movie shines with the passion the team behind it clearly brought to the table. The intimacy coordinator did an incredible job. The performances are all pretty good, and the leads have undeniable chemistry together, making the central romance one that the audience falls in love with as much as they are falling for each other throughout the movie.

Yes, it could fit in with a lot of the other Hallmark/Netflix genre romantic movies, but that's what makes this truly remarkable. The groundbreaking thing about this movie is that it felt like a movie I had never seen, and yet like a movie I had seen a million times. It is peak comfort viewing, it has a happy ending, and I for one am incredibly glad that this movie exists and is happy to just be what it is - unabashedly.

At only 2 hours, I am sure there are a lot of scenes that were cut that I would have loved to have seen included. I do think had this been a mini-series, it would have perhaps been even better. But then again, I think the movie succeeds very well for what it has chosen to utilize. The pace is fast, but it works.

This is a movie I'd highly recommend if you want to enjoy a feel-good romcom.

Hallmark clone? Yup. Over the top fairy tale? Agreed.

The best feel good happy ending gay themed romcom I've ever seen? Absolutely 100%

I can't count how many gay themed movies I've wasted hours watching with angsty, cry me a river, gays get the shaft because that's what they deserve storylines. I've longed to see a sappy love story where the guy gets the guy and no one dies or leaves. I wish something like this existed when I was young.

This is the one. It's well done, the lead actors have GREAT chemistry. Even though both of them are straight, they put in the work to make the romance believable and heartfelt. The supporting characters could have been a bit more developed (they were in the book) but they're still funny and likeable.

I highly recommend this movie, especially for young people.

Well, if you read the book this movie adaptation may be a disappointment for you. Everything seemed so fast in the movie it's like all the important details from the book are overlooked and are not given justice. Similar to a comment here, maybe it this were a series, then it could have been a lot better. It's like the scenes just quickly pan from one scene to another losing the profound moments reflected in the book. Although quite understandable that they need to fit everything in 120 minute more or so into a movie.

One good thing here are getting these actors hot actors to play the gay roles. I wished though that the romance could have been highlighted more.

Such an important film! Shows true love - real love for what it is for everyone! Love is love. This film is shot well, written brilliantly and has this magnificent charm throughout.

For anyone having trouble accepting a gay family member - this should be a must watch. It is just an absolute brilliant display of humanity with an appropriate Hallmark movie feel that pulls one in to the sweetness of life.

Bravo to Amazon for mainstreaming this issue for us all- yes even today it is important. The two lead actors are delightful, and brilliant and never once did I think about their performance, rather captivated by the story telling. Bravo!

Powerful. Charming. Superb acting.

Let me start off by saying I am a gay man. I welcome and invite gay romantic comedies IF they are done well. This one comes off as a cheesy, made for TV movie from the music, to the acting (Uma Thurman is dreadful in this), to the melodrama. The direction lacks a filmmaker's eye and it is often apparent that a theater director was at the helm. Things are played very broadly. The two lead actors are quite good with what they were given, but even they can't save this watered down version of the book. The lines they are given to deliver are often embarrassing. One about our lead wanting the Prince to eat barbecue so he could lick it off his lips was particularly corny. This film truly feels like a Lifetime or Hallmark movie.

I was saddened to see the mixed/leaning-bad reviews for this. I'm a huge fan of the book and I wanted the movie to do well. So imagine my gratification when I finished it just now and it was an absolute delight. It made me so happy, even as the the movie wasn't without the same moments of heartache from the novel. I came in expecting "discount Hallmark" (something I saw mentioned a few times in this morning's news publications).

All I can say is the reviewers must not have read the source material, because it was largely faithful to it (soz, June). Sure, some things I could have done without (i.e., the villain of the piece), and there were some truly cheesy moments and some convenient happenstances plot-wise, but they just made me laugh without robbing the movie of its loveliness.

Please don't let the reviews scare you away.

Red, White and Royal Blue

This queer romantic comedy tells the story of a British prince falling in love with the son of an American president, and the roads they travel as they explore this love.

This movie is very reminiscent of the queer teen series, Young Royals, especially with the similar themes both portray, but Red, White and Royal Blue has characters that are more aged.

Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine are brimming with cute and endearing chemistry, making this romcom very enjoyable and believable. The progression from enemies to friends and eventual lovers was a bit fast, but each stage has memorable moments. The supporting cast was also good, especially Sarah Shahi and Uma Thurman (the coming-out scene between her and Taylor Perez was very memorable and sweet), but some of their characters could have been fleshed out better.

Having not read the book, I can't state how faithful it was to it, and if this adaptation is better or worse. But there were some resolutions I felt weren't done, like Nick's journalist friend not getting his comeuppance. The movie would have fared better if it was a mini-series. There's also a sort of imbalance that occurs in the sex/romantic scenes, the scenes before the Paris hotel scene have a Disneyesque tame feel to them, and then the Paris hotel scene packs in beautiful smut.

Red, White and Royal Blue is an easy and enjoyable watch, and should definitely please romcom lovers.

6.5-7/10.

This was a ride...

Red, White & Royal Blue has disappointed me in so many ways, especially after reading the book.

Acting: The actors were really the worst of the worst. Unbelievable in every way and way too cheesy. It is like they were stage actors dropped into a movie.

The movie took all significant emotional moments from the novel and concised them down so much that they seemed insignificant in this movie. Either they were done way too cheesily or they were just scrapped all the way.

Important characters were simply missing! Where was June? Where was Leo? But most importantly, where was Rafael Luna? He was such an important character in the novel and they just plain removed him from this movie. He was Alex' rolemodel and they shared so many important moments together.

All in all, this was simply a horrible depiction of a wonderful book.

Although this is a typical romcom drama, it feels seminal because it takes Gay movies quite firmly into the mainstream. Yes, we've had many mainstream LGBT films over the years, but they tended to be hard hitting dramas or sad tragedies, with many focusing on the challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community. Yes, we can refer to movies such as the brilliant Pride or recent (not so great) Bros, the sweet Love Simon etc. But this takes it into the fairytale realm: the love between an American President's son and a British Prince, and so, feels that bit different and special as a result.

What Red, White and Royal Blue does is cross the final barrier in placing a gay love story slap bang in the midst of the romcom genre that has traditionally been so straight for so long ... too long, with gay characters merely ancillary storylines if included at all. It reminds me of the Princess Diaries, for example, and just has that sense of being groundbreaking because it's firmly a movie that anyone would watch and everyone should. In essence, it is a family film, innocuous and largely innocent like most others in the genre.

The lovemaking and conversations around sex were no more and no less in your face than any teen romcom and it was pitched well at a wide audience. It would be an ideal movie for young Gay and Bi people who can see themselves represented unashamedly in a mainstream Hollywood type romcom. In that respect, Hollywood is very late in bringing forward a movie like this and similar have existed for many years in Europe, particularly French/Belgian cinema, and the Irish film Handsome Devil to a good degree.

The two lead actors were very good indeed but Nicholas Galitzine, who plays Prince Henry, really steals the show, not just through his stunning beauty but his remarkable acting ability and subtle emotionality which convey such presence that you'd think he was a very seasoned actor indeed. Taylor Perez isn't far behind and also very handsome and talented. They made a very sexy onscreen couple (swoon!) and they should both be very proud of this film, as should the direction and production teams.

There is a moment of great hilarity when the elusive King of England finally enters, played by none other than Stephen Fry, and it crossed my mind that he'd be equally comfortable playing the Queen, and I did laugh at the idea that he might have. I'm pretty sure he'd be amused by that.

Of course, we wouldn't have films such as these without the original story so much credit to the author Casey McQuiston who wrote the book of the same name. People should credit the author of a story in my view because without them, we wouldn't have cinema and writers are forgotten in many cases, with those who write the screenplay often mistakingly assigned the credit for the story. Lots of people are saying that the script leaves out a large part of the book, certain important scenes and characters and that's a pity that they feel it's not as good as the book, but as someone who hasn't read the book I probably will now and look forward to an even better story.

Overall it's higher end for a romcom in production quality and budget and the cast in general are great. There are the customary cheesy speeches and sappy emotion but underlying it is a strong emotional love story that was very touching and I know there will be much excitement in the LGBTQ+ world about this, Heartstopper style excitement. It is justifiable and well deserved.

From my point of view, this movie portrays not only the essence of love and everything that it brings with it, a little bit of happiness, a little bit of sadness, a little bit of fear, as well as insecurity and doubts, questioning and finding one's true self, especially when two cannot be together for any reasons ... but as well all the importance that people from the immediate environment have on an individual's life , benevolent ones, like parents and friends in this case, but also the malicious ones ...

Highly recommended to watch, more than once, if you want to notice all the finesse that the crew that worked on this project performed masterfully!

On the other hand, as good as the movie is, it's just a hint of the book, so ... I fell in love with the movie, but if you want this story to blow your mind, read the book :)

I read the book and I looked forward to seeing the film. The book is almost 500 pages long and filled with a lot of text and e-mail messages so I knew it would have to be cut back for a film or TV series. It's a Greg Berlanti production and I've been impressed with his films and TV series.

I wasn't impressed with the script or the casting. Berger and Aptaker who wrote "Love, Simon" and "Love, Victor" or John Butler who wrote and directed "Handsome Devil" would have written a better script IMHO and I wish Greg Berlanti or John Butler directed it. Galitzine and Perez are both very handsome young men, but too old for the parts. In the book Henry is a year out of Oxford and Alex is a senior at Georgetown, so they'd be in their early 20s. I've seen Galitzine in other films: "The Beat Beneath My Feet", "Handsome Devil", "Purple Hearts", "Cinderella"...he's an experienced young actor. While I saw Perez in "The Kissing Booth 2 & 3" and "Minx". I like both of them as actors. Sarah Shahi and Rachel Hilson have some great lines.

I didn't care for Uma Thurman in this role, part was her acting and her accent and part was the direction. A lot of it looked like it was filmed on a sound stage with green screen, the tiny Oval Office and the fake balcony of the White House. Some scenes looked more like they belonged on a theater stage than in a movie, the film director was a stage director. Most of the book takes place in the US, don't know why it was filmed in the UK.

Some scenes worked very well, some scenes not so well and some scenes ended up on the cutting room floor. The scene when Alex is in his rooms at Kensington Palace having arrived to do damage control and Henry walks in looking for Cornetto's, it got cut but we got part of it in a teaser trailer. That's a scene that should have been kept and Alex's campaigning in Texas could have been cut back. We didn't need talking heads Rachael Maddow and Joy Reid, it made it hyper partisan instead of staying with the basic love story.

Rather than a 2 hour film with a lot missing from the book, a mini series of two or three 90 minute episodes would have worked much better. It's not the quality that I expected. I highly doubt this will ever be remade, so this was it.

Beautifully told, this romantic story is superior in every respect. Superb acting, expertly written and directed it delivers arguably the best Gay film to date.

Avoiding stereotypes and framing it in a seemingly impossible story arc, this wonderful movie rises far above expectations and delivers a special film that leaves you with a full heart and a skip in your step.

The lead actors are totally believable and handsome to boot!

The synopsis suggests a story that would be difficult to imagine and one laden with syrup but what you get is quite the opposite...a believable story with wedding cake but no syrup! ( you'll get the joke if you watch it).

Highly recommended for audiences of all persuasion. Fabulous!

It was by far the best way to spend my rainy Tuesday night. I had so much fun. Growing up as a bi, I didn't have much representation so when Alex, a beautiful, confident man, comes out as bi I can't help but smile all the way. They have great chemistry and the story was funny! Funny! The relationship development felt so natural. Taylor and Nick are just great. Nick brought the emotion and Taylor brought great humor. Where one ends, the other one continues. That's great character-building. I loved Miss Uma as a mom president- she was truly the heart of this film. So if you want a great rom-com that touches some serious topics but it's fun-check this one out!

Even though it wasn't exactly like the book, it was a great movie with cute actors. A different type of love story of two guys, one who is Mexican-American whose mother is the president of the United States, and the other is Prince of England. Everyone was well represented in my opinion.

Would recommend, just don't compare it to the book if you're looking for 100% accuracy. It is a hilarious and silly movie (sometimes serious).

It's refreshing to see different perspectives on all different kinds of love stories and I hope we see more in the future. As for a sequel, it ended pretty well so I don't think we will see one for these two.

With the usual forced hipness of an Amazon Prime original movie... where everyone's on the same level of pop culture glibness... Red, White and Royal Blue plays it too safe with the inevitable romance between a female president's son (who grew up "working class" before his mom became the leader of the free world, somehow) and the classy, born-rich prince of England...

Being a rom-com, both are supposed to be polar opposites, and yet they're not different enough to comically clash before inevitably connecting: the prince is snobby and antisocial yet he's also cool and affable, while the President's son is socially confident yet is also geeky and vulnerable...

And while there's an attempt to make their initial anti-bonding work by a rudimentary viral moment involving a large cake... it's extremely contrived, seeming out of a sitcom rather than a genuine movie...

The two male leads should have been fleshed out separately and equally: we kind of know the American son yet don't really know the prince at all...

And since the surrounding side-characters are so progressively cautious and broadly modern-thinking (aka politically-correct), there's no edge to the couple's controversial union (which is the story's primary twist) to make any kind of decent comedy from it, romantic or otherwise.

As I read the reviews, I sadly see what I had expected: some haters getting all agitated about a movie that is about same-sex romance. Then why did you watch it? Did you not know what it was about? Of course you did -- you just have so much hate, you just had to share it, right?

Red, White and Royal Blue was a refreshing and feel-good movie that will lift your spirits. About two young men who fall in love, their respective roles and titles soon mean very little, as it's their deep love that matters more and both actors did a phenomenal job letting this shine through. We laughed and even got teary eyed during this movie, but that's what good romcom's do -- they make you feel the gambit of emotions. The entire cast is outstanding and the two male leads, Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine have great chemistry together and were very believable in their roles -- both deserve great praise for their performance. This was a wonderful movie and one should see it with the understanding that its not an epic drama, but rather, is a light-hearted, fun and inspiring movie.