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The story line for this movie was hard to believe. The guy who played the prince was a lousy actor who looked like an over weight football player. It was hard to believe that there would be any chemistry between him and Cindy Busby. Couldn't watch the whole movie. She came across as a nice person and he was a jerk.

The best part of this movie is its cute title. The plot was predictable, of course, which isn't always bad because I watch movies like this for the predictable happy ending. But, there was no depth of character. The characters were terribly flat making it difficult to like or connect with them. Cindy Busby is one of my least favorite actresses and she was this movies bright spot.

I can't believe reviewers are writing things like "the story line for this movie was hard to believe" - have they even watched the movie - the very first words we view are 'Once Upon a Time' - for me that is a huge clue it is a fairy tale that, it is meant to be unbelievable LOL. That is the charm of it....... and a huge requirement is HEA and this movie has lots of it to lighten our day, even for the less likeable characters. Ho Ho Ho all.

Admittedly, I'm a sucker for any movie starring Cindy Busby or anything directed by Fred Olen Ray. This is a run of the mill Hallmark-style holiday movie. Girl meets prince...mistaken identity...a cute dog....cute little kid...and Michael Pare!! Can't go wrong if you have 90 mins to kill.

I know this was a fairy tale type movie, so I won't criticize all of the unlikely events that occur.

My main problem was with the casting and the acting of the actor that played the prince. He was supposed to be an immature and devil-may-care international playboy. That's why King sent him to America in place of the ambassador: to learn some responsibility. Even though he looked like he was old enough to have grown up a little. But once he got to America, he acted like he had a stick up his you-know-what the whole time. And he acted like he had never been out of the castle. He might make a good Viking, but as a suave handsome prince he was a bust.

Cindy Busby was likable as usual.