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 Bennett / Cordelia Winthrop Scott
Katie Cassidy	...	Emma Perkins
Leighton Meester	...	Mary 'Meg' Kelly
Cory Monteith	...	Owen Andrews
Andie MacDowell	...	Pam Bennett-Kelly
Brett Cullen	...	Robert Kelly
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:

hotel | monte carlo | young woman | cell phone | misunderstanding | 

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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

Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts were originally the stars of the movie, but the producers wanted to shoot the movie with a younger cast.

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Goofs

The airport stamps that Emma, Meg, Grace and Owen received upon arrival are country exit stamps. The arrow on the stamp should have been pointing to the right upon arrival into a country, not left.

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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

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.160 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Who Says"
Written by Emmanuel Kiriakou and Priscilla Hamilton
Produced by The Stereotypes
Performed by Selena Gomez (as Selena Gomez & The Scene)

User Reviews

Wanted it to be good - it wasn't

This movie should have been good I was so looking forward to it. They had an attractive cast and beautiful locations. How could they go wrong? It's pretty bad. The premise is familiar but still usually works

• 3 American girls go to Europe and fall into mischief and romance. The

problem is there is very little romance and very little humor. The screenplay is badly written without amusing situations or a build up of romance. The dialog is not witty or charming. Hardly any laughs. The directing is bad and choppy. Scenes just seem to jump from one to another abruptly. Leighton Meester is a good actress on Gossip Girl but here she seems to have just limited expressions. Katie Cassidy is slightly miscast a bit too together looking to be what she plays. The casting is strange. Selena Gomez looking like a British heiress? Not only does she not look the part her accent and acting in her 2 characters are not different enough. The male leads Cory Monteith who is a bit of a limited actor usually and Pierre Boulanger don't have much to work with. Only saving grace the locations and scenery are spectacular and it has a very on location feel. Overall: See if it you are a die hard fan of one or more of them but prepared to be disappointed.