THE PRINCE & ME

REVIEWED BY STEPHANIE VALE

Our rating: 4 out of 5

Because of: brief sexual content

Rated:

Wisconsin-born Paige Morgan (Julia Stiles) thinks boys are a distraction. In fact, she never dates, preferring to keep her mind on her pre-med college studies in order to achieve her dream of getting into the right medical school. She’s worked hard for everything she’s got, having grown up poor on a farm with her parents and two brothers. Prince Edvard “Eddie” of Denmark (Luke Mably) has the opposite problem: he has grown up surrounded by wealth and privilege (having been groomed since birth to become the next ruler of his country). Only thing is: he’s not ready for the responsibility! Racing cars with his “rich friends” and committing various “indiscretions” (which always land him in Denmark’s tabloid papers), the Prince rebels against his parent’s upbringing, deciding finally to go to America to meet girls.

Along with his trusty servant/bodyguard Soren (Ben Miller), the Prince enrolls as a student at a Wisconsin college; “Eddie” arrives and immediately sets off to the local hangout to find some of these Wisconsin girls. He runs into Paige, who works there; she dislikes him from the start, as he acts as less than a gentleman to her. When “Eddie” comes along the next day and pairs up with her as her lab partner, she’s not about to change her mind about him…after all, he’s just a rich playboy.  Isn’t he? Although “Eddie” started off with Paige on the wrong foot, he quickly realizes she is the girl for him: the ONLY girl for him. He apologizes for his earlier behavior and the two become friends, and then something more. When Paige discovers her “Eddie” is actually Prince Edvard Valdemar Dangaard, soon to be 51^st ruler of Denmark, she is understandably upset that he lied to her…but will she forgive him?  And if she does, will the Prince be able to convince his parents to accept a poor Wisconsin girl as the future queen of Denmark? 

Running from the paparazzi, exploding lab chemicals, lawnmower races, and a royal procession, this movie is full of cute moments of excitement and fun! It's also practically language free, with a mention of “bloody” and “I’m going to kick your a**, sir.”  There were no misuses of God’s name that I could find. There are a few scenes that take place in a student hangout that includes a bar and a few drinks; there are a few mentions of “girls of Wisconsin” (implying they get drunk and take their tops off) with nothing shown; also some kissing scenes, one where a guy and a girl are kissing and his shirt comes off, but they are stopped before anything more happens. “Eddie” is somewhat disrespectful to his parents at the beginning, but seems to morph from a slightly rebellious prince to a true gentleman. All in all, the content is pretty mild and does not detract much from the beautiful love story. 

From the beautiful scenery and dream-like sequence of events (that come across VERY realistically), this romantic film is definitely worth the watch!  The chemistry and love that blossoms between Paige and “Eddie” is so sweet and believable you can’t help falling in love with the characters themselves and wishing that every girl could end up with their Prince Charming and live happily ever after!

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