The New York Times by Amy Nicholson
The movie comes across as a deliberately, almost defensively, inane trifle; a cupcake whose icing reads, “Enjoy the tooth decay.”
New Zealand, United States · 2022
1h 36m
Director Rick Jacobson
Starring Laura Marano, Mena Massoud, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Jacque Drew
Genre Romance, Comedy
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Follows Isabella and Prince Thomas. Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love. When Izzy and her fellow stylists get the opportunity of a lifetime to do the hair for the royal wedding, she and Prince Thomas learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts.
The New York Times by Amy Nicholson
The movie comes across as a deliberately, almost defensively, inane trifle; a cupcake whose icing reads, “Enjoy the tooth decay.”
Takes expected genre trappings and infuses them with unexpected delights, creating an enlightened, enchanting and entertaining feature.
The Royal Treatment is ultimately benign fun. It is sweet, simple, and boring.
The Associated Press by Lindsey Bahr
Like a drug store chocolate bar, it just is. It might not be good for you, but it’ll go down shockingly easy, give you a minor sugar high (and possible headache) and disappear from your memory just as quickly, leaving you defenseless for when the inevitable sequel comes along.
A movie with dull leads, scripted by a veteran of second tier sitcoms and helmed by an even less promising director, it started life flavorless and nobody added even a hint of spice along the way.