A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding is the Netflix Original sequel to 2017’s A Christmas Prince. It picks up a year after Prince Richard has been crowned king. It follows Amber as she learns to assimilate to royal protocols while also trying to find her voice to call some of her own shots.
I liked that they did a cute play on some of the scenes from the first movie but overall this story was extremely predictable in its plot, even more so than the original.
It also gave me low budget Lifetime movie vibes. This was particularly evident when it came to the character Amber’s disheveled hair and makeup and the cheap looking costumes for the entire cast.
Speaking of casting, I liked that they diversified a bit more. Amber’s friends, Melissa and Andy, got additional screen time in this one but their characters were still pretty one dimensional. Additionally Amber’s stylist Sahil was way too much. I’m sure he was supposed to be funny but it just came off as overacting and annoying. King Richard’s sister, Princess Emily, played by Honor Kneafsey, had all the best one liners and really helped to carry this one.
In the end though, this wasn’t as good as the original. It felt like everyone just dialed it in with a lot of corny dialogue and awkward acting.
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