Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Pretty Good

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This movie was incredibly annoying. Movies with lead characters who are ditsy and dumb always annoy me. Amanda Bynes' character is a complete klutz with an IQ of maybe 59? She is a complete spoiled brat. There are no likable qualities about her. If anything you want to gouge at her face and kick her in the gut for being such a spoiled nuisance throughout the movie. The three credits towards the film are towards the other characters in the film. I would give this movie one star, but I feel bad for the other actors. Of course, it's not Amanda Bynes fault that the movie sucks. The script sucks. I wouldn't even show this movie to kids--they may think that bad behavior is acceptable.

I am truly glad to see this movie. It is giving what it should. This is a nice romantic comedy with great soundtracks. The story is neither something new nor unpredictable but yet it is fun to watch. Great acting, charming environment, nice jokes, beautiful music and a great directing, I think this is my summary for the movie. I always think a movie should be evaluated within its genre and as a romantic comedy, this is a true success. As a movie, it is entertaining, has a clear and good message, and has an intelligently prepared plot. If you are looking for something fun to watch, give it a try. Even if you don't like the story, the music is truly great.

This is just so funny! The film works because of snappy direction, perfect casting of Colin Firth, and as his daughter the delightful Amanda Bynes, who really makes it. The story was originally filmed in 1958 with Rex Harrison in the Colin Firth role and Sandra Dee as his daughter. It bore the same title as the play upon which it was based, 'The Reluctant Debutante', and was written by William Douglas-Home, who died in 1992, aged 80. It is amazing how well the social satire targets of the 1950s have held up as viable in this new version half a century later. Of course, now they are seen to be fantasies, whereas in the 1950s they were real. It is actually better and more effective that this film, which is essentially a fairytale, attacks fantasies rather than real social issues. Douglas-Home was the brother of the Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, and he was personally familiar with all of the social occasions which he satirizes, such as Buckingham Palace garden parties and the Henley Regatta. These define what used to be called by socialites 'the Season'. People 'did the Season', as they are required to do in this film. But today this is all a joke. Although garden parties are still held, the Regatta still takes place, and so on, none of it means anything anymore because the social importance has wholly evaporated, and all of the events have become marginal. A handful of people may go to these things 'to be seen', but they are a dwindling and insignificant coterie nowadays. Social snobbery has long since been replaced by money snobbery, so that England is now little different from America, where money is the measure of all things, and no other standard exists. Strangely enough, people in the USA often do not appreciate how things have changed in Britain, as shown for instance by Dan Brown in his novel 'The Da Vinci Code', where he naively imagines that being called 'Sir' means anything anymore. Nowadays, to be a lord means nothing, and to be a 'sir' means even less. In this film, no one takes reality very seriously. After all, the film starts with 'Lord Dashwood' renouncing his title so that he can enter the House of Commons as an MP, and then for the rest of the film he continues to be addressed as Lord Dashwood anyway. So much for script continuity! But it is all just in fun. William Douglas-Home may have had serious satirical intentions half a century ago, but this is the Disneyesque version of all that, and it is enormously funny and enjoyable. As for Amanda Bynes, in this she is a perfect gem.

Daphne Reynolds (an enchanting Amanda Bynes) lives in Chinatown with her lovely mother, Libby (Kelly Preston), a smalltime wedding singer. But, although she has never met him, Daphne's father is Lord Henry Dashwood (Colin Firth), a Britisher who was briefly married to Libby 17 years ago. It is possible, shortly after the happy nuptials, that advisers to the lord privately arranged for Libby to be shunned and sent packing, due to her being a hippie-type American. Lord Dashwood does not know he has a daughter at all but, things can change. Daphne is determined to meet him and, leaving her mother a note, she flies to London on her own. Naturally, the lord is astonished to learn he is a parent but his surprise is nothing compared to that of his stuffy fiancé and her equally snobbish daughter. Soon enough, Henry embraces and welcomes his daughter into his circle, despite the fact that he is running for prime minister and the free-spirited Daphne could be a liability. But, with the same advisers in place, will Daphne be sent packing, too? And, does Henry truly love his intended or does he still harbor feelings for Libby, being unaware of why she left him in the first place? This is a lovely, funny, touching story with fairy tale elements. Who would not want to suddenly go from a walk-up apartment in Chinatown to a stately mansion, complete with servants, deep pockets, and titled relatives, in London? As the buoyant and sweet Daphne, Bynes turns in a wonderful performance. She gives American girls a good name and, sister, can she dance! Preston is likewise fine as the bohemian but lovely mother and Firth, well, he is utter perfection as the sophisticated aristocrat who, nevertheless, knows the true value of a person, not a heritage or title. The rest of the cast, including Jonathan Pryce and Anna Chancellor, is quite nice, also. Understandably, the London setting is beautiful and the production values are high. Especially noteworthy are the costumes, for they are very well chosen, with the sunkissed Bynes looking lovely at every turn. If you thought this film was for teenage girls only, this viewer urges you to give it a try, most certainly if you are a big romcom fan. It has two love stories to tell, one for the younger set and one for the older, and after a humorous, meaningful tale, it finishes with a joyous bang that will satisfy most any soul.