All I can say is that I wish the people behind this film had just taken a bit more time to put this together - I would have not minded waiting another couple of months if the film would be historically accurate, have good dialogue, and not feel rushed, with many things feeling looked over.
So you can probably understand from above that I'm not very pleased with the film.
One of my main concerns is that the time frame in the film jumps dramatically between scenes, leaving me confused as to what was happening. Particular important days were played out very slowly, and then suddenly the film jumped to nearly a year, and by the end of the movie I thought I had been cheated of some very important moments in the relationship that could just not have either fitted in the time frame the director had to create the movie, or was left out in the screenplay.
There are some good heated scenes, particularly between Charles and William, that have good dialogue, but most of the dialogue is either cheesy and very formal for what I would imagine the "People's Prince" to use, or very informal and not at all what William would say (particually scenes involving his friends). Of course, I have not talked to William in person, so I have no idea how he is in real life, I am only presuming upon how he appears on TV.
Kate comes off as a very self-determined woman (that's my way of putting it nicely). Really, I thought she was a bit of a b****, even though she is determined to see William as a man and not see him as everyone else does, as the future King of England. This is certainly not how she appears to come across in real life and as we have seen her over the years.
Also, the thing that really annoyed me is that pictures of them in newspapers and magazines, and even the newspapers themselves look incredibly fake. Also, backgrounds in the car and when William proposes in Kenya are pretty bad. It makes this film feel very unbelievable.
The actors do a great job but their performance is heavily compromised by the screenplay and direction. I do understand that the film is American based - so yes, the accents could do with some improving.
A good try. I would really, really like someone to pick up this fantastic idea and do a proper, deserving job, with no cliché romance. Definitely agree with the straight-to-DVD and TV decision made.
CONCLUSION: One to watch for Royal fans (like me), its a very romantic and quick look that scratches the surface at how William and Kate met, and the ending scene is very sweet. If you can bear the probable inaccuracies and rushed dialogue/time, then this is for you.
So you can probably understand from above that I'm not very pleased with the film.
One of my main concerns is that the time frame in the film jumps dramatically between scenes, leaving me confused as to what was happening. Particular important days were played out very slowly, and then suddenly the film jumped to nearly a year, and by the end of the movie I thought I had been cheated of some very important moments in the relationship that could just not have either fitted in the time frame the director had to create the movie, or was left out in the screenplay.
There are some good heated scenes, particularly between Charles and William, that have good dialogue, but most of the dialogue is either cheesy and very formal for what I would imagine the "People's Prince" to use, or very informal and not at all what William would say (particually scenes involving his friends). Of course, I have not talked to William in person, so I have no idea how he is in real life, I am only presuming upon how he appears on TV.
Kate comes off as a very self-determined woman (that's my way of putting it nicely). Really, I thought she was a bit of a b****, even though she is determined to see William as a man and not see him as everyone else does, as the future King of England. This is certainly not how she appears to come across in real life and as we have seen her over the years.
Also, the thing that really annoyed me is that pictures of them in newspapers and magazines, and even the newspapers themselves look incredibly fake. Also, backgrounds in the car and when William proposes in Kenya are pretty bad. It makes this film feel very unbelievable.
The actors do a great job but their performance is heavily compromised by the screenplay and direction. I do understand that the film is American based - so yes, the accents could do with some improving.
A good try. I would really, really like someone to pick up this fantastic idea and do a proper, deserving job, with no cliché romance. Definitely agree with the straight-to-DVD and TV decision made.
CONCLUSION: One to watch for Royal fans (like me), its a very romantic and quick look that scratches the surface at how William and Kate met, and the ending scene is very sweet. If you can bear the probable inaccuracies and rushed dialogue/time, then this is for you.