While there are some very funny moments in the film as well as a wonderful performance by Jesse Royce Landis as a scheming mother, the picture falls flat mainly due to the ending.
Here we are happy to see that convention will be put aside as Grace Kelly would marry her true lover. Instead, we have an ending quite similar to "The Student Prince." It's as if everyone has to do their monarchical duty, no matter what the consequences.
While radiant here and as always, Grace Kelly is rather boring, particularly at the beginning. She appears to be afraid of life. Ditto for Alec Guiness as the prince. With his dull speeches, he seems to finally wake up towards the end of the film.
Brian Aherne does well as the uncle who turned to the priesthood to get away from the royal way of living.
Ms. Landis is wonderful as she shows that even in the royal family, scheming shall prevail. She gets a good run for her money from Agnes Moorehead, who comes in and deftly steals her scenes away as Guiness's royal mother.
No wonder Estelle Winwood lived to 103. Nothing probably ever bothered her and as a royal aunt in the film, she takes her place without misgivings.
Here we are happy to see that convention will be put aside as Grace Kelly would marry her true lover. Instead, we have an ending quite similar to "The Student Prince." It's as if everyone has to do their monarchical duty, no matter what the consequences.
While radiant here and as always, Grace Kelly is rather boring, particularly at the beginning. She appears to be afraid of life. Ditto for Alec Guiness as the prince. With his dull speeches, he seems to finally wake up towards the end of the film.
Brian Aherne does well as the uncle who turned to the priesthood to get away from the royal way of living.
Ms. Landis is wonderful as she shows that even in the royal family, scheming shall prevail. She gets a good run for her money from Agnes Moorehead, who comes in and deftly steals her scenes away as Guiness's royal mother.
No wonder Estelle Winwood lived to 103. Nothing probably ever bothered her and as a royal aunt in the film, she takes her place without misgivings.