Plötzlich Prinzessin! (2001)

Plötzlich Prinzessin!: Directed by Garry Marshall. With Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo. Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.

“Mia Thermopolis (played by Anne Hathaway) is a 15-year old girl. Awkward and shy she lives with her artist mother Helen (Catherine Goodall) in an refurbished former fire station. Then one day she meets her grandmother Clarisse (Julie Andrews) and is informed that she is the Princess of the European country of Genovia. Despite the perks involved, she is not so sure she wants to assume the title. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVery formulaic and obviously made for children, the whole plot and production are pure Disney. Very fairy tale-like and predictable.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYet it is difficult to dislike. The main characters are not your usual irritating, bratty teens. There is an innocence to it all that propels the movie. Plus, Anne Hathaway puts in a wonderful, charming performance as Mia.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, really a childrenu0026#39;s movie, but adults wonu0026#39;t mind being forced to sit through it.”