The Princess Diaries

"I am invisible and I am wet" -Mia Thermopolos

This came out when I worked at a movie theater but I ignored it because I was a 16 year old boy. 19 years later I watched it with my girlfriend and it SLAMMED, which is no shocker cuz I really grew to appreciate Anne Hathaway over the years (she absolutely slays the acting game in Rachel Getting Married).

Seriously, this script is witty as heck. The jokes all hit - it's on par with something like FRIENDS (LOL). There are some really obscure references that somehow fit in so naturally. I feel like I would get along with whoever wrote this. And the movie tugs at your heart strings just enough at just the right times. The energy was really welcomed for me - it felt like it existed somewhere between the 90's off-kilter family film-ness of something like Disney's HEAVYWEIGHTS and that rom com Along Came Polly, but obviously way more on the Along Came Polly side.

The casting is immaculate. Joe the limo driver might be the best character of 2001. Mary Poppins makes an ultimately believable queen. Heather Matarazzo's character is kind of annoying and has the worst lines but I would love to have her in anything - her presence is very welcomed. That cute kid with the shaggy hair who plays keyboards with M&M's on them for some reason has an utterly believable high school band boy weirdo personality and he is very likable. Erik Von Detten (Brink) is perfectly douchey and it made me happy to see his blue eyes for the first time since the early 2000's. Whoever played the mom killed it - most realistic mom ever, cool mom. And Anne Hathaway just delivers the charm. The casting and the writing completely make this movie. There's hardly a dull moment.

Can't wait to watch the sequel! To see what happens with Queen Mia!