The Princess Diaries 2 - Royal Engagement (2004)
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26% of critics liked it
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Directed by Garry Marshall, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement picks up where its predecessor left off -- that is, with American teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) reeling over the news that she is a princess within the royal family of Genovia, a little-known European nation with a… More Directed by Garry Marshall, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement picks up where its predecessor left off -- that is, with American teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) reeling over the news that she is a princess within the royal family of Genovia, a little-known European nation with a population of barely 50,000. As promised, Mia, along with her best friend, Lilly (Heather Matarazzo), travels to Genovia after their high-school graduation. The unlikely princess has hardly settled into the castle, let alone begun representing the country, when she learns that a larger title is approaching more rapidly than expected; it seems as though Mia will have to take over as queen. Suddenly, in addition to further schooling on the etiquette of royalty, Mia finds herself with a daunting prospect -- according to Genovian law, all princesses must be married before they can be crowned. In addition to Julie Andrews' reprisal of her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi, The Princess Diaries 2 also features Hector Elizondo and John Rhys-Davies in supporting roles. Though Princess Diaries author Meg Cabot did pen a sequel (The Princess Diaries: Princess in the Spotlight), this film is not an adaptation. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Directed By
- Garry Marshall
- Written By
- Shonda Rhimes
- Genres
- Comedy, Kids & Family
- In Theaters
- Aug 11, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures [us]
Critic Reviews
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Ed Park, Village Voice
Scenes end abruptly, laughs are as rare as yetis, and the overarching question seems to be: Can we turn this into a franchise?
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Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post
Sometimes charming, sometimes a tad too silly and all the time predictable, Princess Diaries 2 gives you what you'd expect and doesn't take many chances besides allowing for the possibility that a princess might be okay without a husband.
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Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
There's not enough story in it to fill a shoebox.
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Joe Leydon, Variety
Too blandly insubstantial to expand its appeal beyond its target demographic.
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
We all love a good fairy tale, but the enchantment is missing in this predictable sequel.
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Cast
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Anne Hathaway
as Mia Thermopolis
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Julie Andrews
as Clarisse Renaldi
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Hector Elizondo
as Joe
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John Rhys-Davies
as Viscount Mabrey
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Heather Matarazzo
as Lilly Moscovitz
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Chris Pine
as Nicholas Devereaux
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Callum Blue
as Andrew Jacoby
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Kathleen Marshall
as Charlotte Kutaway
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Tom Poston
as Lord Palimore
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Joel McCrary
as Prime Minister Motaz
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Kim Thomson
as Reporter Elsie
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Raven Symone
as Asana
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Larry Miller
as Paolo
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Caroline Goodall
as Mia's Mother
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Sean O'Bryan
as Mia's Stepfather Patrick
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Matthew Walker
as Captain Kip Kelly
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Elinor Donahue
as Lady Palimore
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Paul Williams
as Lord Harmony
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Lorraine Nicholson
as Princess Lorraine
- Arturo Fresolone
- Cara Pifko
- Christopher Ralph
- Elisa Moolecherry
- Hrant Alianak
- Jennifer Wigmore
- Lisa Jakub
- Ron Kennell
- Tamara Hope
- John Rhys Davies




