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(About Our Ads) "THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT" (2004) (Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews) (G) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Minor None Moderate Minor Minor Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate None Minor None None Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Mild None Minor Mild Minor QUICK TAKE: Comedy: An American-born princess of a European country must get married within thirty days or she'll lose her chance of becoming the Queen when her grandmother steps down from that position. PLOT: It's been several years since Mia Thermopolis (ANNE HATHAWAY) learned that she was an heir to the throne of the European country of Genovia where her grandmother, Clarisse Renaldi (JULIE ANDREWS), is the current queen. Having just turned 21 and being recently graduated from college, Mia travels to Genovia to become queen as Clarisse steps down. Little do they or Clarisse's head of security Joseph (HECTOR ELIZONDO) and personal assistant Charlotte (KATHLEEN MARSHALL) know, however, that someone else wants to rule. And that would be Parliament member Viscount Mabrey (JOHN RHYS-DAVIES) who wants his nephew, Nicholas Devereaux (CHRIS PINE), to become king. To do so, he brings up an arcane rule that states that only a married woman can become Queen and gives Mia just 30 days to get hitched. With Mia's good friend Lilly Moscovitz (HEATHER MATARAZZO) showing up, everyone at the palace races to find Mia a suitable groom, eventually settling on Andrew Jacoby (CALLUM BLUE), the Duke of Kenilworth. Neither is particularly pleased with the idea of an arranged marriage, but if that's what it takes, they'll do it. With the days counting down toward the deadline and pending nuptials, Mia tries to decide what's best for her and her country, all while Joe woos Clarisse and both Mabrey and Nicholas attempt to undermine the upcoming wedding so that the latter can become king. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of the first film, it's a good bet they will. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: G For not containing material to warrant a higher rating. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: ANNE HATHAWAY plays a recent American college graduate who returns to Genovia to replace her grandmother as the queen. Unhappy to learn that she must commit to an arranged marriage to assume the throne, Mia tries to decide what to do, all while learning more royal customs and unexpectedly finding herself drawn to Nicholas. JULIE ANDREWS plays her grandmother, the Queen, who hopes that Mia will grow up enough to take her pending role seriously, all while sorting out her feelings toward Joe. JOHN RHYS-DAVIES plays a member of Parliament who wants his son to be king so badly that he'll do anything to undermine Mia and her pending arranged marriage to Andrew. CHRIS PINE plays his handsome and charming nephew who wants to be king and initially tries to undermine Mia by wooing her, but then finds himself falling for her and having a change of heart. HECTOR ELIZONDO plays the head of palace security who doesn't make any secrets about how he feels for Clarisse. HEATHER MATARAZZO plays Mia's best friend from America who shows up to help her through her new crisis. CALLUM BLUE plays the Brit chosen to be Mia's husband in an arranged marriage who isn't sure he wants to go through with it. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this G-rated comedy sequel. A handful of colorful phrases are present, as is one joking comment that's gay-based. Some fairly chaste kissing occurs and another slightly sexual comment is made. Some bad attitudes and imitative behavior are present, while some characters hold drinks. Some slapstick style material occurs, while a young woman purposefully stomps down onto a guy's foot while mad at him. Beyond that, the rest of the film's categories have little or nothing in the way of notable objectionable material. That said, should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Some miscellaneous people hold glasses of champagne. Mabrey holds a drink. We see a photo of a guy holding a drink. Miscellaneous people have wine. BLOOD/GORE None. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Mabrey wants his nephew to rule Genovia rather than Mia and does everything in his power to make sure that happens. He also gets Nicholas to go along with the scheme for a while (including trying to get Mia to fall in love with him despite being betrothed to Andrew), but the young lord eventually has a change of heart. Mad that Nicholas didn't say who he really was when he asked to dance with her at her birthday party (where she accidentally stepped on his foot), Mia walks over and stomps down on his foot once she figures out who he is (and that he wants to take the throne from her). Mabrey has the man escorting Mia on horseback show her horse a rubber snake, knowing that it will spook the horse. Nicholas keeps pursuing Mia to kiss her some more even after she says no. Two young boys are mean to a younger girl (picking at her) while watching a parade. Mia assumes and gets mad at Nicholas for what she thinks was him setting her up to be caught on video with him. FRIGHTENING SCENES A tiny bit of suspenseful music plays as Mia explores a hidden passageway, but nothing ultimately frightening or scary happens. GUNS/WEAPONS We briefly see a photo of a man holding a shotgun (presumably for hunting or skeet purposes). While practicing with a bow and arrow, Mia fires arrows that accidentally flatten a tire, break a lamppost and do other related damage. Guards raise ceremonial swords. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Shut up" (said in an exaggerated fashion as an exclamation rather than command), "Right on," "This is so cool," "I loathe you," "Zip it," "Are you mad?" "You jerk," "I think she rocks at it" and "You rule." Mad that Nicholas didn't say who he really was when he asked to dance with her at her birthday party (where she accidentally stepped on his foot), Mia walks over and stomps down on his foot As Mia practices with an old style hand fan, she keeps changing her facial expression each time she passes the large fan across her face. During a slumber party, Mia and others slide down an indoor slide on mattresses. Clarisse then one ups them by doing the same while standing on a mattress (and this is known as "mattress surfing"). Mia sneaks out her bedroom window and climbs down the outside of the palace. Mabrey's maid stuffs handfuls of popcorn behind the cushion of the chair in which she sits. Mia has to shoot a flaming arrow through a target as part of a ceremony. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) A tiny bit of suspenseful music plays as Mia explores a hidden passageway, but nothing frightening or scary happens. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY None. SEX/NUDITY A few miscellaneous women show a little bit of cleavage. A 12-year-old prince dances with Mia at her birthday party and says that if it were his party, they'd be kissing right now. He then wants to blow in her ear, but Mia (who's much taller than him) doesn't think he can reach. As they watch a slide show of potential husbands for Mia (in an arranged marriage), a comment is made about one, prompting Joe to add that the guy's boyfriend thinks the guy is handsome too. Mabrey tells Nicholas that the nephew's goal is to show Mia a romance filled with heat and passion. Mia shows a tiny bit of cleavage. Nicholas suddenly kisses Mia and the two keep doing that for a little bit. They then end up accidentally tripping into a fountain and we then see her in a clingy, wet dress (nothing shows). Andrew grabs Mia and kisses her (for the first time), but both then admit that they felt no sparks. Nicholas and Mia kiss as he raises her off the floor. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES There are several brief mentions of Clarisse's husband, the king, being dead (from sometime in the past). TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT We hear that Mia has a new stepfather (but very little is made of that). Arranged marriages. Royalty. VIOLENCE Mad that Nicholas didn't say who he really was when he asked to dance with her at her birthday party (where she accidentally stepped on his foot), Mia walks over and stomps down on his foot once she figures out who he is (and that he wants to take the throne from her). While practicing with a bow and arrow, Mia accidentally elbows her instructor in the chest and then fires arrows that accidentally flatten a tire, break a lamppost and do other related damage. Joe knocks down a guy while rushing to Mia's aid. Mia whacks Nicholas with her hand fan, prompting him to do the same back to her. Nicholas and Mia trip backwards into a fountain (both are okay). A person sliding by on a mattress accidentally knocks down a guard. Mia sneaks out her bedroom window and climbs down the outside of the palace. She briefly gets stuck and then falls onto Nicholas, knocking him to the ground (both are okay). Reviewed August 9, 2004 / Posted August 11, 2004