A Royal Christmas (2014)

• Year: 2014
• Released: 21 Nov 2014
• Country: United States
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2838678/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_royal_christmas
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: TV-G
• Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
• Runtime: 90 min
• Writer: Janeen Damian, Michael Damian, Neal H. Dobrofsky
• Director: Alex Zamm
• Cast: Lacey Chabert, Jane Seymour, Stephen Hagan
• Keywords: royalty, christmas,

	6.5/10
	40% – Critics
	40% – Audience

A Royal Christmas Storyline

Prince Leopold, heir of queen Isadora of Cordinia (a fictitious cheap Monaco version), enjoyed studying incognito in Philadelphia and shocks his mother by bringing home a lasting souvenir: Yankee seamstress and would be-designer Emily Taylor, to whom he proposed just before unveiling his royal identity. Isidora is hell-bent on chasing the commoner intruder and marrying Leo off to an eager, overconfident aristocratic youth friend, Natasha, Duchess of Warren. Leopold, the devoted palace butler Victor and his staff are rather pleased with Emily and her fast progress in society manners, but Isidora won’t give up until she breaks Leopold’s heart.—KGF Vissers

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A Royal Christmas Movie Reviews

A charming comedy-romance in a Christmas movie

“A Royal Christmas” is a very good movie that works as a very good Christmas film as well. That’s because it also is a comedy-romance, and one with a different twist. Many a film has been made in which the commoner American (usually) makes all sorts of mistakes and wreaks havoc in and on a royal household. Instead, this film has an American commoner who rises to the occasion and foils the witty attempts of the royal head of household. Thus, “A Royal Christmas” is much more than another tale of princess meets prince charming.

The film has a very good cast that bring the comedy off just right. The love interests are Emily Taylor (played by Lacey Chabert) and Leo James (aka, Prince Leopold, played by Stephen Hagan). Emily comes close to being too sugary at times, but fortunately, the timing in the screenplay creates switches at the appropriate moments to contain the syrup. Leo, on the other hand, starts a little cool in the first scenes, but then seems to get into his role with conviviality. There’s a handful of supporting cast with smaller roles who do a lot to give life to the plot. But two other major leads stand out and guide the film to its successful finish.

Jane Seymour is sparking as Isador, Queen of Cordinia, and Leo’s mother. She has a match planned for him in childhood friend and sweetheart, Natasha, Duchess of Warren (played very well by Katherine Flynn). And, she loathes the thought of Leo marrying Emily, a commoner. Her conniving to make it all unbearable for Emily mostly backfires when Emily makes friends with the royal household staff, and takes a quick day-long lesson in royal behavior from Victor, the chief butler. Simon Dutton plays Victor wonderfully. He’s the one staff person who isn’t intimidated by the queen, while always maintaining his proper place (of course).

Naturally, there’s a happy ending in this film. There are more details and some small subplots within that add nice touches and enhance it as a Christmas movie. While it isn’t loaded with laughter, the many foiled plots and scenarios just bring smiles and chuckles. As a chick flick, this would probably be rated tops. As a very good comedy-romance and Christmas film, it rates eight stars from me. It’s a very entertaining movie that the whole family should enjoy.

A seasonal delight

A Royal Christmas is a glossy piece of holiday fluff. It’s Christmas and who doesn’t like a well put together, seasonal movie. Well to start with, some of the critics don’t. But we always look for that next classic Christmas movie to go along with Miracle on Thirty-Fourth St., Alistair Sims’ or George C. Scott’s Scrooge, The Bishop’s Wife, Christmas in Connecticut, The Holly and the Ivy and a few more recent ones that come close to being in the classics range like Home Alone or The Santa Clause. Of course, the great ones don’t come along every year.

As for this one, I really did take to the leading characters and actors in the movie, with longtime movie stalwart Jayne Seymour as the Queen, adding icing and some icy behaviour to this Christmas cake of a movie. She was impressive in her role as the mother from hell combined with her other role as an elegant and charming Queen of a fantasy land that reminds us of Monaco or Liechtenstein. Lacey Chabert, as the fun-loving seamstress/designer, is a girl with talent and personality who charms the Queen’s son and the palace staff (if not the guards) and Stephen Hagan as Leopold James, the Prince Charming who certainly filled the bill as the tall, well-tailored prince madly in love with the girl of his dreams. Katharine Flynn as the wannabe bride, the Duchess of Warren, was the only weak link in an otherwise fine cast. The young couple in love are polar opposites in background and personality but a perfect example of two young people in love, in a fairy tale world of course.

The music, the sets, and the upstairs-downstairs characters and everything about the movie were smartly arranged. The supporting cast was great, from Simon Dutton as the butler (watch for a surprise!) to the family of the commoner in love with her prince. Of course, it was all in the Hallmark tradition of giving us something Christmassy to wallow in for the holidays. See it and just let yourself enjoy the treat.

The formula works

I enjoyed this Hallmark movie. The formula works – a girl falls in love with guy who turns out to be a prince. They travel to his European kingdom where she doesn’t quite seem suitable enough a match.

The lead actors are watchable enough. Lacey Chabert isn’t stunningly beautiful but she is likable and isn’t annoying. Jane Seymour acts well as the disapproving queen. She is still very slim. It’s refreshing to see an actress not having undergone plastic surgery, unlike some actresses of her age. Her real life daughter Katie Flynn has a role here. The prince’s accent sounds a bit un royal at times.

One fault: The costumes are a bit cheap looking even taking into account it’s a TV movie and not a big budget feature like “The Princess Diaries”.

Worth one watch.