A Prince for Christmas

If you're a man it probably isn't your type of film. But, if you're a female you will love it.

Yes timing is everything and I picked the right time to watch this amazingly good Christmas show, DO NOT pay any attention to any bad reviews. The Prince and Emma really seemed made for each other , BUT then were they, Hmmmm Watch and see. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 11/24/2020

It has one great line: "Two men in my life, and the honest one turns out to be the used car salesman."

I spent the first half of the film trying to figure out why, if Duncan flew from Europe and was going to NYC, he happened to be driving through the middle of nowhere on the way to NYC.

That was the big mystery in this otherwise it is a fairly predictable and pedestrian retelling of an oft-told tale.

As I have indicated in other IMDb reviews, it doesn't really matter what "country of origin" the production company chooses to stamp on its press releases, the Canuck film industry has over the years pretty much cornered the market on these specific type of X-mas treats, and you could not find a more typical variation if you tried.

The settings are Canadian, as is the crew, and the extras are so Canadian it hurts. (Although -- a mercy -- somewhere in this millennium Canada learned that the first priority for its films was teaching its actors to lose the accent.)

The story however is rock solid, the direction is more than competent, and the two leads, Viva Bianca and Kirk Barker are actually quite amazing. They work with the script very aggressively and sell it. Bianca in particular gives no indication she played the #1 heartless bi-yach in Spartacus and comes across as sweet, competent, someone you really would want to know.

Recommended.

"A Prince for Christmas" is one you will be able to watch twice each season. The actors are likeable (a MUST for these sorta - cheesy template Christmas romances), the writing is a level above the usual, and the characters are nice people you don't mind spending a couple hours with. It was shot in USA and in England (and a long - shot set piece in easter Europe), and unlike many of the seasonal films, it does not look cheaply made (which is not to say it looks like a multi-million dollar tent event, but it looks like the producers cared). This is a successful entry into the genre, and one which you should take the time to watch -- twice if you've the time.