A Christmas Princess: Sometimes Dreams Comes True [DVD] [2011]

Looks entertaining, it should be fairly decent, Roger Moore didn't make many duff films.

Please forgive any mistakes, as my mother tongue is German but I MUST tell you how "wonder-full" this movie is. Sir Roger Moore is a favorite actor of mine and the story sounded perfect. (To my shame I must confess I didn't know Kathy McGrath, but now I do ;D).I only can say this Christmas movie IS a real Christmas movie, a story so heartwarming and lovely, it is full of elegant style and charm - and real Christmas spirit. It is some kind of Cinderella-story and it proves that a story must not always be something absolutely new - if you are able to tell it in a different and charming way - it will always be fresh again. Decoration and colours, music and location, actors and story - all is fitting together perfect. The film location was found in Romania, at beautiful and mysterious Peles Castle in Sinaia.How a true loving and believing heart can change lives of others - this is the deeper meaning of the story. And it is acted with style and heart, with humor and charm. For me it became my most special and beloved Christmas movie - after seeing it I could have embraced the whole world.I give an absolute recommendation to buy this film. Please get yourself and your whole family a cup of hot tea or chocolate put your legs onto the couch and dip into a magic world of Christmas fairytales - I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did...

Some reviewers have been bored by this film.What did they expect? The title is either a deliberate lie, or the film is about a Princess and Christmas!It is a story that virtually writes itself, especially after the first few scenes.But what follows is NOT great suspense. It's "How will they get together and heal the family?"Finding out HOW can be as engaging as cliff-hanging thrills or high drama -- but you have to be willing to go along for the ride.You have to overlook the fact that Roger Moore is in his eighties, and looks it, but is supposed to have a son in his young thirties or late twenties. (Biologically possible, but unusual.) Fortunately Moore can still speak and act with authority, so his screen presence outweighs the wrinkles and thin colored hair.You have to overlook the fact that a supposedly European castle and aristocratic titles are decidely English, at least in language.Similarly you have to overlook the fact that almost all the Christmas carols are traditional British, and the village orphan choir sings in English.You have to overlook the fact that the waltz the two young-people-destined-for-each-other dance to, which the young man has declared is, or is about to be, "their song", is the classic Wedding Waltz ("Oh, how we danced, on the night, we were wed, ...") This can be off-set by the soulful way the young man as been inspired, earlier, by his sudden feelings for the young girl to begin playing his violin again: Jules Massanet's haunting "Meditation", from the opera "Thais".You have to overlook the way Vivaldi violin concertos, from "The Four Seasons", are used as background music, but not credited in the list of music used in the film. (But I am a pedant who looks for these details.)This may seem a lot of overlooking.But the film says "Christmas" very early and clearly.It also says, "Family mourning", and "family schism", and "hope for redemption, forgiveness, and reconciliation".So we have many emotionally convincing reasons to overlook trivial matters.We should also overlook the way this situation replays the better made, slightly more plausible "Princess Diaries".In short, this film works well enough.For me it is FOUR STARS because FIVE must be reserved for really GREAT Christmas family-healing, and romance-fixing, films such as "Silver Bells" and "The Christmas Card" almost any version of "A Christmas Carol" and "Miracle on 34th Street".But FOUR STARS are fine!One final nice joke: mid-way through, American antique-expert maiden versus snobby prince-chasing would-be princess: as water cress and cucumber sandwiches are served after the drag-scent mock fox hunting, the American girl identifies the designer of the sandwich plate, but the snobby girl claimns this is wrong. Once the American girl leaves, a sympathetic fellow turns over the plate -- the American girl was write, this is a (I forget the name) "Lindsay Whatever". At the end, if you watch the credits closely, "Lindsay Whatever" is actually one of the Assistant Producers.Incidentally, Wikipedia states that the film was shot at Peleº Castle, Stirbei Castle, the Bragadiru Palace, and in a Romanian film studio.

Love these Xmas films

What a wonderful christmas movie. I would highly recommend it. Our children were ill over the weekend so we decided top buy some dvd's & this was one of them! What a magical tale. Great performances by Sir Roger Moore, Katie Mcgrath & Sam Heughan. The little girl who played Maddie (Leilah de Meza) was absolutely fantastic too as well as the boy who played Milo. I am sure he was in Marley & Me 2. I am sure we will see lots more of these two in the future. An absolutely delightful film !!!!!!

First watched this years ago but could not find it to download this Christmas. At time like now, you need something simple, uplifting and happy ever after. Everyone loved it the second, or was it 22nd time round

what can i say but what a brilliant film loved it from start to finish.roger moore is a brilliant actor.just what a shame of the misery guts whos moaning about it on this site.pay no attention to them. this is a wonderfull uplifting film and a great buy loved rogers line in it to that stuck up woman.your all fur and no knickers what a brilliant one liner so roger hes great.buy buy buy it

If you are a person who likes a good heartwarming story you will love it

Film molto divertente! Spero venga fatto anche con doppiaggio in italiano per poterlo apprezzare ancora di più! Consigliato per tutte le età.

A christmas princess est un très bon petit film, uniquement en V.O. C'est avec plaisir que l'on voit et regarde à nouveau ce film sans prétention.

j'adore toutes les comédies de Noël car les gens on l'air plus heureux et souvent se sont de belle histoire

Film pour mes enfants

Très agréable scénario ,une jolie bluette qui fait oublier le quotidien avec de très grands acteurs. Sam Heughan dans un rôle si différent de Outlander nous montre une des facettes de son immense talent.