The Playlist by Kimber Myers

There’s never too much at stake for the princesses or the audience, but it makes for a fine diversion from the realities of life and history.

Screen Daily by Fionnuala Halligan

There’s a jazzy air throughout and the sound of the dance halls resonate.

Variety by Guy Lodge

Julian Jarrold’s brightly performed exercise in speculative history scores as a frothier, more feminine bookend to “The King’s Speech” — though it’s no less engaging or accomplished.

Screen International by Fionnuala Halligan

There’s a jazzy air throughout and the sound of the dance halls resonate.

The Hollywood Reporter by Leslie Felperin

Despite it’s entirely predictable, cliché-embracing script, executed with a shrewd mix of forelock-tugging rectitude and cheekiness by director Julian Jarrold (Brideshead Revisited, Kinky Boots), it remains an eminently watchable diversion.

Los Angeles Times by Katie Walsh

Despite the perfunctory social commentary and retro political optimism, the film remains a lighthearted romp to its core.

Arizona Republic by Kerry Lengel

Though there are no blazing historical insights here, the film is filled with moments of ribald humor and tender poignancy that offer glimpses into a society divided by class but united, mostly, in an outpouring of sheer, overwhelming relief.

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

The surprises are few, and none of it am0unts to a whole lot. But for those up to taking yet another British sentimental journey to “their finest hour,” A Royal Night Out manages something unheard of in the decades of Windsor wooliness since. It makes them cute, if only for one night.

Washington Post by Stephanie Merry

The script, written by Trevor De Silva and Kevin Hood, falters when farce gives way to melodrama, but the movie regains momentum with a climax in a ballroom.

Village Voice by Abby Garnett

The film relies heavily on the coltish charms of its young leads, and Powley's effervescent, well-timed performance as the younger princess (she calls herself "P2") is skillful enough to bring out the screwball latencies in an otherwise bland screenplay.

Total Film by Jamie Graham

Jarrold struggles to sweep things along with quite enough vigour – budget constraints crowd the edge of the frame – but Gadon is intoxicating as Elizabeth.

Time Out London by Cath Clarke

When it’s playing for laughs, ‘A Royal Night Out’ is harmless good fun.

The Telegraph by Robbie Collin

Of course it’s lightweight, bordering on disposable.... But it’s also genuinely warm-spirited, with three lovable central performances from Gadon, Powley and Reynor

Empire by Olly Richards

A cheerful comedy-drama with charm to spare.

The Guardian by Mike McCahill

It’s a thin, trickledown sort of fun.