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Title: Grace of Monaco (2014)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Nicole Kidman | ... | Grace | |
| Tim Roth | ... | Prince Rainier | |
| Frank Langella | ... | Francis Tucker | |
| Paz Vega | ... | Maria Callas | |
| Parker Posey | ... | Madge | |
| Milo Ventimiglia | ... | Rupert Allan | |
| Geraldine Somerville | ... | Princess Antoinette | |
| Nicholas Farrell | ... | Jean-Charles Rey | |
| Robert Lindsay | ... | Aristote Onassis | |
| Derek Jacobi | ... | Count Fernando D'Aillieres (as Sir Derek Jacobi) | |
| André Penvern | ... | Charles de Gaulle | |
| Jeanne Balibar | ... | Countess Baciochi | |
| Flora Nicholson | ... | Phyllis | |
| Yves Jacques | ... | Mr. Delavenne | |
| Olivier Rabourdin | ... | Emile Pelletier | |
1961. Princess Grace, the former Grace Kelly, has been married to Prince Rainier of Monaco now for five years, they having two young children. Her transition from famed Oscar-winning Hollywood actress from a humble background as the daughter of a Philadelphia bricklayer to European princess of a small, exclusive and tight-knit principality has been a difficult one, the Monagasques who have been less than welcoming to her in her outspoken American nature. Even in her official charity work as head of a women's committee for the Red Cross, the other committee members largely grumble under their breath about her as their leader. Despite loving Rainier, their marriage is a largely distant one emotionally as he focuses on his role as monarch, now an especially difficult time in the on-going tension between Monaco and France under the leadership of Charles de Gaulle, who would, if he could, annex Monaco back under French control. She has a small entourage of trusted advisers who lead her ... Written by Huggo
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When you're buying a ticket to a movie called 'Grace of Monaco', then you are expecting a biopic right? However, the movie starts with the message that this is a fictional story based on non fiction events.
Those expecting a full run down on the rise and fall of Grace will be hugely dissatisfied: the story chronicles a political dispute in Monaco about taxes. The director suggests that Grace had a critical role in the outcome of that dispute... but this might also be a fairytale on top of a fairytale (that is probably the fictional part as mentioned at the beginning of the movie).
If anything this movie does not demystify Grace, it only adds to the legend now even accrediting her for solving a major historical problem in France.
Probably would have been better anyway if the tax problem would not have been solved and President De Gaulle would have invaded Monaco because since then it serves as a tax free haven for drug lords and the super rich (who would rather buy another Lambo or Ferrari, rather then to pay the state for redistributing money).
So to me it's puzzling why a mediocre actress who marries royalty in Monaco gets so much attention: it's obvious that the charity goals of Grace are half baked, because she chose to live in abundant luxury herself in a country which hosts mostly tax evaders. So presenting her as some kind of angel figure or a royal Mother Theresa is laughable at best.
Kidman has a good run trying to mimic the angel like posture of Grace, but the lines smother her with cheesy dialog and real drama is nowhere in sight. I missed 10 minutes because I fell asleep but was still perfectly able to follow the storyline... so don't expect any surprises. I asked my companion and he said I did not miss anything... so there you have it.