Princess (2009)

That was an excellent one.

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Strong and Moving!

I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

RELEASED TO TV IN 2008 and directed by Mark Rosman, "Princess: A Modern Fairytale" is a family flick about an amicable down-on-his-luck Princeton graduate (Kip Pardue) who impulsively bids his last capital on a date with a reclusive "princess" of an odd local chateau (Nora Zehetner). As he falls for her innocent charms he discerns that something decidedly peculiar is going on. The protagonist has the agreeable appeal of Richard Thomas (aka John Boy in The Waltons), albeit taller. But I found it odd how he just rolled with the weird lingo and other things while dating the princess, like the perpetual talk of some mysterious "searcher." If you can get past that, this is a mildly enjoyable TV fantasy flick with some magic. The noble manner in which William (Pardue) courts the princess is beautiful and heartwarming - the express opposite of picking up a dubious chick at some sleaze joint. Zehetner is certainly winsome, but doesn't do much for me personally, but there are worthy females on the periphery. The film's decent, but limited by its TV budget and inferior to "Prince Charming" (2001). THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hours & 28 minutes and was shot in Toronto. WRITERS: Heidi Ferrer. GRADE: C+

William (Kip Pardue) arrives at the home of a west coast friend to couch surf for awhile. His last four jobs have not worked out and, luckily for him, his married pal and his very pregnant wife are more than happy to have him as their guest. Almost immediately, William is invited to attend a special fund raising ball at a nearby castle's grounds. Living at the castle is eccentric Princess Ithaca (Nora Zehetner) who, almost 25, has never had a date and spends most days at home, taking care of the gardens and animals that live on her property. Nevertheless, when the Princess appears, William notes her beauty. It seems the fund raising effort includes an auction for the "last dance" with Ithaca and a lunch date soon after. As the bidding goes higher, William calls out 50 grand! Its his inheritance and his only money. Joy of joy, he wins! Soon, the two are having their dance and making lunch plans. But, there is quite a mystery afoot as something Will said was a code for Ithaca to proclaim him her "searcher". What is that? Glimpses of mythical beings, from mermaids to werewolves to elves, also appear on the grounds of the castle, scaring and confusing Will. Is Ithaca truly interested in him romantically or is William about to be entangled in something more dangerous? This is quite a lovely film for young girls and ladies of all ages. Fantasy fans will enjoy it as well. Pardue and Zehetner make an attractive duo while the secondary cast supports them nicely. Naturally, the sets, costumes, and effects are quite good, as is the direction. As for the script, is has some hard-to-believe moments and far-fetched elements but, well, it is a fantasy, no? Thus, pick out Princess for the crew in the weeks ahead.

My reaction after watching... "What the hell...". Yeah! No kidding Okay first of all, let us scrutinize the title: Princess: A modern fairytale. What came in my mind was a princess (modern one) not using real princess clothing. Do you really have to wear that? Even though she's not living in the city, but she's still in the big city. Never mind that, it is still okay.Then the men were talking about sex, how to get the princess laid. This is a princess movie right which can be considered as kids movie? It's just not making sense. The plot was okay, but the acts were horrible.

not a truly great move but I liked one of the characters. this move seams lick it would apple to young girls for the most part but I strongly identified with the male lead in that he tried every thing and failed but he had the ability of the sere meaning he had the ability to feel the presents of heart creates and the next princess.the acting was good in that the characters were believable. this was displayed by the fact that she had a presents wan she went out in to public you could see how vulnerable she was however this might have in part be by dress she was weiring during the move. this movie was a maser pees except for the CG graphics the non humanoid characters looked like Barny.