Like many romance movies involving royalty, this one is about the sweet but plucky commoner girl vs the tradition of royalty. In this case, the evil queen opposes her son's romance with a girl from Philly and wants instead for him to marry the noble girl, a Duchess, whom he has known since childhood.This story is not so much the story about the love of Victor and Emily as it is about Emily gaining the heart of the queen, who it turns out is maybe not so evil.In the end, it is Emily's integrity that wins the queen's heart when she realizes that Emily is more true than herself.Lacey Chabert always does a good job for Hallmark and here she plays the role of the tailor named Taylor very well. She sell the fact that her leaving is not just running away when she tells Leo it is the way things need to be. I wish I could say the same about Stephen Hagan. While he is quite the handsome man, he a little stiff, which may just be living up to the character of the prince. Jane Seymour is a real ice queen but that's her role. Katherine Flynn, as Natasha the Duchess, vacillates between plotting Emily's demise and actually respecting her and I don't think she is convinced of either one.It is a nice plot device that Emily sticks to her guns and actually returns to Philly. And the response to that is obviously predictable, with a tiny twist, but it is what we really want to see in the end.

This was on Netflix and because I like royalty movies and Jane Seymor, I thought to give this a try.As the previous reviews have said, this is VERY predictable. Too typical princess/prince movie and the writing was so lazy. This has probably all the clichés you could imagine. Prince studies in America, falls in love with a girl, who is SO down to Earth that immediately everyone else likes her, except the Queen. But you don't have to wonder if the Queen will like her at the end...And of course there is an ex-girlfriend, who is royal and who the Queen loves and wants her son to marry, the prefect match made in heaven. Yep, "never" seen that before. And what bothered me was that the girlfriend looked like 10 years older than the prince.The acting is almost okay, not the most convincing, but not as terrible as in some other movies I've seen. Stephen Hagan lacked charm and Lacey Chabert was cute, but didn't really manage to deliver the character's feelings. Jane was the best, but not at her best. In my opinion Princess diaries' Julie Andrews was better Queen.I think kids would love this movie, but as an adult, who has seen her share of movies, this was nothing but waste of time. The movie lost its entertainment value, because of all the clichés.

What wasn't awful about this movie?? First, I think it was awful that the plot and characters made a poor, classless attempt at trying to imitate "A Princess for Christmas"...which was a very good movie.......From the opening snowy scene in the U.S...to a female star with dark hair and same length, and big TEETH...to a disgruntled royal parent...to eventually not feeling worthy of being with a Prince...on and on and on.....in its own pathetic way, it seemed like its purpose was to make a farce out of a "Princess for Christmas."........."Emily" was just too darn giddy and annoying throughout. And the scene with her and the Prince behaving like fools, trying to get a reaction out of the guards, was ridiculous! (not funny)...The dinner table scene with the guests, Emily was just too unbelievably dumb and ill-mannered by anyone's standards.......Jane Seymour is a good actress, but she typically ended too many of her lines with an inaudible whisper.....I think the reason for the Queen's dismay of the relationship was ultimately inadequate compared to her observation of "Emily's" immature, naïve, embarrassing behavior throughout......I mean really, why would an educated person with status, the Prince, find himself attracted to such a person.......At least in a "Princess for Christmas," "Jules" was mature, responsible, and sincere...and that was a quality, enjoyable movie entirely, that had appropriate light-hearted scenes.

Look, I love a cheesy romcom as much as the next girl, but can the writers PLEASE make sure the script is at least marginally accurate? There were so many peerage mistakes in this movie that really irritated me. Lacey Chabert was charming and the Prince guy was reasonably believable as a young royal wanting to find a "real" girl but aside from that there wasn't much this film could offer. I really wish that Jane Seymour wouldn't degrade herself to projects like this (speaking as a Dr. Quinn fan). If you enjoy the fluffy, feel-good, holiday films that Hallmark make then this film is for you. If you're after a real life Cinderella tale then look elsewhere. May I suggest "Ever After"?3/10 stars. Sorry Hallmark. Not your best holiday movie.