The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star is the third and final of the Christmas romantic comedy franchise. Reprising her roles Vanessa Hudgens plays Lady Fiona Pembroke, Queen Margaret, and Princess Stacy. Nick Sagar and Sam Palladio also reprise their roles as Prince Kevin and Prince Edward, respectively. The story follows Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy as they are preparing to host the Montenaro Christmas festival which ends up at risk of being cancelled when the "Star of Peace", a sacred relic loaned by the Vatican, is stolen. To help retrieve it, they must reluctantly enlist the help of cousin to the queen and thief, Lady Fiona.
The script at times
was clever and funny. It moved well and had great themes around forgiveness, family
and love.
This franchise
has always done a great job in casting diverse talent. The case was no different this time.
I liked the introduction of Remy Hii as Peter Maxwell. He was attractive,
cunning, and confident and had great chemistry with Hudgens’ character Fiona. Hudgens herself has always been a joy to watch in this franchise. She is truly the star of this movie and really gets to flex her
range as so many different characters. With very different voices, mannerisms
and personalities, yet she seems to do it so effortlessly.
Although this movie is
a pretty run of the mill, predictable, straight to DVD-Hallmark style Christmas movie, it was fun to watch with its joyful, light hearted nature and moments of hilarity.
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