Monte Carlo (PG)
- Starring: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Corey Monteith, Andie MacDowell
- Director: Tom Bezucha
- Duration: 109 mins
- Year: 2011
A young woman, her uptight step sister and her best friend use their savings for a long anticipated dream trip to Paris, which turns out to be a big disappointment. When they decide to take a break from their lousy tour and duck into the lobby of a five-star hotel, one of them is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress. Before they get the chance to reveal their true identities they are wrapped up in a whirlwind of paparazzi, private planes, couture gowns, storybook romances, and a vacation in Monte Carlo.
Reviews
Alison Rowat's Review
Although trying to conjure up the sweetness and light of romantic comedy capers of old, Thomas Bezucha’s picture shows that they really don’t, or can’t, make them like they used to.
Selena Gomez and Katie Cassidy are Grace and Emma, two amigos joined at the last minute on their dream trip to Paris by Grace’s prissy half sister Meg (Leighton Meester). A rotten time is being had by all until the moment the trio realise Grace is the dead spit for a wealthy heiress who won’t be using her hotel room in Monte Carlo.
Left to their own devices, the young Texans indulge themselves in such girly pursuits as dressing up and identity theft. The three leads are sweet and the story is admirably daft, but too much gush and some unintentionally-hilarious Gandhi quoting does not a winner make.