Monte Carlo (2011)

Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

Director:

Thomas Bezucha

Writers:

Thomas Bezucha (screenplay), April Blair (screenplay),

Stars:

Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Selena Gomez	...	Grace / Cordelia Winthrop Scott
Katie Cassidy	...	Emma
Leighton Meester	...	Meg
Cory Monteith	...	Owen
Andie MacDowell	...	Pam
Brett Cullen	...	Robert
Amanda Fairbank-Hynes	...	Amanda
Joe Camp III	...	Carl at Diner
Luke Bracey	...	Riley
Valérie Lemercier	...	Madame Valerie
Franck de la Personne	...	Manager at Grand Belle
Máté Haumann	...	Concierge at Grand Belle
István Göz	...	Doorman at Grand Belle
Attila Árpa	...	Security at Grand Belle
Joël Lefrançois	...	Manager at Le Petite Sommeil

Storyline

A young woman, her uptight step sister and her best friend use their savings for a long anticipated dream trip to Paris, which turns out to be a big disappointment. When they decide to take a break from their lousy tour and duck into the lobby of a luxury hotel, one of them is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress. Before they get the chance to reveal their true identities they are wrapped up in misadventures during a vacation to Monte Carlo instead.

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Plot Keywords:

monte carlo | hotel | young woman | three women | two word title | 

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Taglines:

She's having the time of someone else's life.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language

Details

Country:

USA Hungary

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Princesa por accidente

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$8,588,318 (USA) (1 July 2011)

Gross:

$23,179,303 (USA) (23 September 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises, DiNovi Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It's not very usual, but 'Meg' seems to be a nickname derived from the middle name of the character. Her full name, seen in the passport at arrival to France, is Mary Margaret Kelly.

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Goofs

When Grace is given the breakfast order at the beginning of the film the eggs on the plate are crispy and burnt. Yet when she hands the food to the customer the eggs are clearly different from the ones on the plate before.

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Quotes

Grace: I finally meet a guy who likes me for me. And I'm not even me.

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Connections

Features To Catch a Thief (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Blame It On The Girl"
Written By Mika
Produced By Greg Wells
Performed By Mika

User Reviews

A trio of delightful lead performances give it passable quality.

More often than not, I found myself wanting to like Monte Carlo more than I actually did. It's not it's a terrible movie, but I found myself underwhelmed, mainly by the screenplay. It's full of charming moments, and some really interesting narratives and characters, but I found it to be a bit uneven, derivative bordering on tedious, and a bit overlong. I certainly don't think it's a one note story, but it still doesn't break any new ground, and even under developed.

Still, the soft spot in me can't help but give this movie a passing grade, if only for the trio of lead performances. I will admit that I am a fan of the works by Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, and Katie Cassidy, so whoever came up with the idea to put all three of them in a movie together is a genius. The three of them share a terrific, irresistible chemistry that deserves a lot better than the movie they're in, with the best performance of the bunch, I'll say, belonging to miss Meester.

Like I said, I'll give it a passing grade, but if you're looking for a truly great rom-com, this sadly isn't it.

**1/2 out of ****