During an important moment in Monaco's history, Gracia of Monaco has to decide to either become a real princess or be Grace Kelly the movie star again.
The film is interesting for 1) the costumes - just pure delight ! The Bains de la Mer Ruby Tiara is the real thing, not sure about the necklace but if not, it's a great copy. The white conference dress (top), is a good copy but misses the beautiful skirt embroidery and they could have done a bit more on the hair though. I have a picture of Princess Grace in this outfit on my pinterest board (http://www.pinterest.com/ydnewstyle/tiara-glamour-monaco/).
2) the historic background is interesting. Monaco is such a small country, normally it falls of the charts of history. Heard about the French threat but never thought that was a serious consideration. Believing this movie, it was.
3) even though it must have been a real miserable time for Grace, it still remains a fairy story: a princess, a prince, romance. Her personal drama doesn't diminish that and precisely that's what's wrong with this movie. Where the movie Diana was aiming at only drama, this movie failed to create a connection.
Occasionally there are film shots of Nicole Kidman were she amazingly looks like Grace Kelly. Unfortunately she sounds like Nicole almost all the time. More voice coaching would have improved this movie tremendously. Just wonder why does she keep picking characters that cry a lot? Instead of sympathy, I felt annoyed.
Tim Roth had the ungrateful task to play prince Rainer. Difficult character, sometimes he convinced me but he couldn't make me believe why she fell in love with him ... and that was a good element of the movie.
Overall an enjoyable film, I might going to watch again ... for the costumes and the glamour.
The film is interesting for 1) the costumes - just pure delight ! The Bains de la Mer Ruby Tiara is the real thing, not sure about the necklace but if not, it's a great copy. The white conference dress (top), is a good copy but misses the beautiful skirt embroidery and they could have done a bit more on the hair though. I have a picture of Princess Grace in this outfit on my pinterest board (http://www.pinterest.com/ydnewstyle/tiara-glamour-monaco/).
2) the historic background is interesting. Monaco is such a small country, normally it falls of the charts of history. Heard about the French threat but never thought that was a serious consideration. Believing this movie, it was.
3) even though it must have been a real miserable time for Grace, it still remains a fairy story: a princess, a prince, romance. Her personal drama doesn't diminish that and precisely that's what's wrong with this movie. Where the movie Diana was aiming at only drama, this movie failed to create a connection.
Occasionally there are film shots of Nicole Kidman were she amazingly looks like Grace Kelly. Unfortunately she sounds like Nicole almost all the time. More voice coaching would have improved this movie tremendously. Just wonder why does she keep picking characters that cry a lot? Instead of sympathy, I felt annoyed.
Tim Roth had the ungrateful task to play prince Rainer. Difficult character, sometimes he convinced me but he couldn't make me believe why she fell in love with him ... and that was a good element of the movie.
Overall an enjoyable film, I might going to watch again ... for the costumes and the glamour.