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I'm giving a number out of respect for the time they've put in it, but it was soooo bad... and that book between the scenes... soooo annoying... did the king also didn't look healthy to you?

As other reviewers have said, whomever cast Ms. Sharknado / American Pie in a serious romantic comedy should be banned from the industry for life. This has the bones of a decent "royal rom com" but with the bad acting, bad directing and sloppy editing it is mess. Too bad. Some of the cast isn't bad but its just not enough to make this watchable.

Who in their right mind thought Tara Reid would make a good female lead for a Christmas romance movie? Also, could someone please tell her to straighten her posture.

Tara Reid is, I'm sorry, not what we would believe as the classy, beautiful long-lost love of a prince. She is more box wine than Bordeaux. Ingo Rademacher, usually as dependable an actor as he is handsome, is a particularly charmless prince. Together he and Reid are a totally unlikely love match in this tedious Christmas romance. For Christmas movie fans, there is not much in the California setting to bring that warm holiday glow. The one bright spot is the sweet, effortless performance from Haley Pullos as their daughter Lily. The scenes with and her friend Taylor (Kennedy Lea Slocum) are adorable. There is very little else in this film to recommend it.

There is a basis for a good story, but there are too many holes in the plot, bad editing, bad casting, and no chemistry between the main characters.

Tara Reid was horrible at acting. She almost seemed medicated and zoned out.

Tara Reid looked like she was "fragile" so skinny and what a bad actress!!

Some bad films are fun to watch. Some bad films are facinating train wrecks. This bad film is simply bad. It is sappy, predictable, and low-budget. It is at least a good collection of nice-looking people. If given a choice between this and cleaning the gutters, I'd go with the gutters.

The story line is of fairytale proportions and I loved it. I've seen all of these actors in other shows and movies and like them all. I do feel that this movies' script writers, could have given these characters better material, in the events leading up to the reveal. Anyway, a good movie.

Tara Reid was an incredibly bad actor. Much could have made the movie better. Very similar to the movie "What a girl wants" that was created in 2003.

What was up for her posture, and her finger? Can't act!

This is one of Tara Reids best in my opinion. No it is not the best but still NOT deserving some of the bad reviews I have seen, So I say watch it and decide for yourself like I did and and so glad I did. James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 11/25/2020

Tara Reid can not act, she slurs her words, she looks ill, and she ruined this movie.

Bad acting, bad directing, horrible script, bad storyline, not steeped in any kind of reality at all. No wonder kids in the USA have such distorted views of royalty, monarchy and history. And did I mention the bad acting?

The best thing about this movie was the King's blue eyes. Tara Reid, do something about your posture.

Why do they keep putting her in movies. Oh, wait...blonde, blue eyed, skinny. Stop it. You can literally see her thinking before she makes any movement or statement.

Far form reality plot: how 17 years old Lily could be a daughter of 2 students when they have not seen each other more than 20 years? Tara Reid is awful actress here, dialogs are so weird and false! Waste of time

If u are a GH fan, that's the only reason u wld even think to check this horrendous movie out! The acting is horrible, as is the plot... which I might add is the same plot of at least 25 other Christmas movies from 2017-2018... I just expected so mch more, but ended up wishing for my time bck... I cld hv read a book! LOLOLOL!

I so very sorry for Lily, but she cannot be the daughter of King Charles. Both her mother and Charles have blue eyes, while Liky has brown eyes, which is genetically impossible. I'm afraid her mother did it too with some other bloke.

I didn't have any issues with this movie. However, it was an ION Channel premier movie and the ION Channel isn't high quality or high definition viewing. And yes, it probably could have had better directing in terms of the editing. I kept seeing the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego in this movie (I've been there many times, so I know that seen very well) and they were calling it some other hotel in Los Angeles. I thought the plot was alright. I just don't really like watching less than high definition channels because I'm spoiled with the picture quality on them. I was with and at my mother's (a 71 yr old she is) when she chose this movie for us to watch on the ION channel. These baby boomer's are not that picky when it comes to television and technological quality. I keep telling them, you get what you pay for in most cases, but they are all deaf ears at this point in their lives. So I just let it be. I was fine with this movie through to the end. It turned out OK despite the editing. I don't think it was filmed in San Diego. I think they 'edited-in' shots of the Hotel Del Coronado, but I'm not convinced it was filmed there. I was trying to recognize more of it, but I never got a solid or clear vision that would tell me it was filmed there. It's best to watch it once all the way through and then formulate an opinion of your own.

A "What a Girl Wants" storyline that merely takes place in LA at Christmas. Didn't really have anything to do with Christmas.

Not the best acting, pretty cheesy and predictable, but these are the type of movies that I enjoy. I don't follow actors so I have no clue who Tara Reid is, who so many are criticizing. But if you're like me, then give it a chance and decide for yourself.