The higher caliber I was referring to, Sir, is hers.

Minor Spoilers - but this plot is so formulaic you really can't spoil it.

I went to see The Prince and Me with some friends, which really ended up being much less painful then I thought it would be. It turns out this movie has a lot of wit and good charm between the leads. I found myself laughing quite a bit, and I even bought in for the first two thirds or so.

But then for the last third when the movie stops being witty and just pumps the formula it lost me. I'm thinking the big turning point was the tour of the crown jewels. Although it just could have been all the gasps from the girls (and I mean girls, not women) in the audience that pulled me out of the movie. Either way I leaned over to my friend and said "This is like porn for young girls."

Though, I have to give the writers some credit for burying a girl power message in here. Not only does it show a smart, ambitious girl getting picked up by the prince (instead of a bimbo) but then later she ends up taking a stand for the things she believs in. The rediculous ending even has her able to keep the life she wants and the man, no hard choices required. That may be a bit unrealistic (there would certainly be hard choices involved in a similar real-life situation) but at least it's a positive message.

Even with the charm of the lovebirds, by far the best character in this on is the Prince's companion: Soren. He was great. I'd like to see a DVD feature with a quick in character feature about him - showing parts of the movie from his perspective. That'd be great.

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