Review: Princess Diaries 2

Went to see a preview of Princess Diaries 2 at 6.30pm straight after University.

The film was a U-cert which made it clear that it was aimed at young children. This sequel focused on Mia's life after she had become princess of Genovia. She had just graduated from college, and now 21, it was time for her to take the throne and rule as queen.

However, there was a catch, Genovian law stated that you had to be married before you could be Queen. To make matters worse, their was a guy who was also eligble to take the throne.

Mia is given 30 days in which to get married or lose the right to be Queen. We see her agreeing to an arranged marriage to an English guy who is nice but she has no feelings for.

Meanwhile, she has a love-hate relationship with the guy who is also eligible to rule. At first the guy is working with his crooked uncle to make sure Mia doesn't get to be Queen, but deep down he has feelings for her and decides to stop sabotaging.

As with the fist film, there are many clips of Mia being clumsy and getting herself into silly situations. Witht he fairy tale ending and the over-the-top characters however, this film is mainly suited to young children - although older kids and adults may still find it amusing.

Overall, the sequel is not bad - however there is nothing that makes it really stand out - and you are left wondering why the film was released in cinemas rather than on DVD like other sequels which are just extensions of the orginal rather than good films in their own right

I would give the film a rating of 6 roars out of 10.