Monte Carlo

  • 2011


MOVIE IS enjoyable mistaken cinematic irresistible unremarkable
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44 %
39 % Rotten
$ 39 Million
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Positive Reviews 30
Negative reviews 30
Average Rating 2.4/5
enjoyable mistaken cinematic irresistible unremarkable

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1.5
Meester and Cassidy dont get along, so theres another subplot for good measure.) Av Club
2.0
Monte Carlo finally resolves itself in a farcical climax that at least shows a little energy, but it isnt enough to overcome the discomfiting tensions .. Av Club
3.0
Monte Carlo is undoubtedly a trifle, but its still kind of nice for a summer movie to try charming us instead of just bludgeoning us into submission. EW
2.5
The movie gives its tween target audience credit for little intelligence or curiosity about Europe, and dishes out the same old love at first sight fo .. Rogerebert
3.0
This is one of those sugary sweet cinematic trifles that could be shown on television without any major edits. Common Sense Media
3.0
Ridiculously contrived, superficial throughout and too sugary, Monte Carlo is still too innocent and convivial to cast too many aspersions on. Time Out
2.5
Mistaken identity shenanigans and gooey romance are Monte Carlos prime commodities, but the film is so tentative about ratcheting up the stakesin term ..
2.5
The movie could have benefitted from shaving about 20 minutes off. Theres no need to prolong the inevitable.
4.5
Upon exiting, shes mistaken for Cordelia Winthrop Scott (Gomez again), a snooty British heiress and tabloid sensation. Screen Daily
2.0
Flat champagne for the under aged, Monte Carlo lays out yet another banquet of materialist fantasies for aspiring American princesses cloaked in remin .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Isnt Selena Gomez just the cutest.A lesser planet in the Disney Channels star factory (well, until she starting dating the Bieb and became internation ..
2.0
Best known (though she wont like hearing it) as Justin Biebers girlfriend, Selena Gomez is a busy girl: Wikipedia describes her as a singer, businessw .. Telegraph
1.3
Its the difference between wishing the characters well and just wishing they would stop. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
This is breezy, brazen wish fulfilment: the girls are limo ed from private jet to hotel suite to parties full of handsome single young men, their lugg ..
3.0
But this movie is for those girls who havent seen it all yet, and as a tween dream spin on Roman Holiday by way of Twelfth Night, it does its job quit .. Cinema Blend
3.0
And anyone who doesnt can at least appreciate that such wholesome entertainment even exists. Ny Daily News
1.3
Rating 1 Monte Carlo strives to be Eat, Pray, Love for the Twilight generation.But despite its soul searching pretensions, the movie hinges on what is .. The Globe And Mail
3.0
The movie has its heart in the right place, but it doesnt have much personality. Philly
3.1
The actresses are appealing, the settings photogenic (Budapest doubles for Monte Carlo), and the clothes ideal for a triple Cinderella fantasy.Its not .. Philly
2.0
An empty headed trifle thats the cinematic equivalent of an advertising spread in a glossy teen magazine. One Guys Opinion
3.0
Yet the movie hits a surprising range of emotional grace notes, including several moments of genuine regret, and concludes with an understated moral l .. Chicago Reader
2.5
The fantasy here is not that a girl can travel to an exotic place and wear expensive clothes and jewelry while staying in a luxurious hotel room but t .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.5
But the secrets and lies are hardly enchanting and send a questionable message to young audiences. Usa Today
2.5
Theres little doubt that Take Me Home Tonight benefits substantially from filmmaker Michael Dowses fast moving sensibilities, as the movie has been sa .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Still, the movie does have its little pleasures, in an adolescent high school drama club sort of way, and the scenery is nice. News Review
2.0
Review Our Score by Dave Aldridge Filmed largely in Hungary, with Budapest doubling for both Paris and Monte Carlo, this unremarkable romp staggers al .. Radio Times
1.0
I actually found it to be a decent attempt to give young girls a fun, little fantasy as the boys their age are off watching giant robots pound on each .. Screen It
1.0
Who cares about princesses when you can just have everything you want instead Independent
2.5
Its too bad that talented British comic Catherine Tate has little to do here but literally keep the plot afloat as Cordelias posh aunt. The Wrap
3.0
Trashily enjoyable thanks to some expertly assembled clichs, an assortment of picturesque locations and likeable chemistry between the three leads. View London
2.5
Gomez and company seem straight out of one of the old Disney mistaken identity films. New York Post
2.0
Its basically bland and formulaic stuff, but should please its none too demanding target audience, as witnessed by the plethora of 12 year old girlish .. Film Journal International ..
2.5
But director and co writer Thomas Bezucha keeps things moving fast enough, and the tone sufficient breezy, that its not an unpleasant experience even .. Az Central
3.1
But Im afraid some girls will leave persuaded that Gomez just has really cool babysitters. Boston
2.5
Meester and Cassidy provide solid sidekicks, though that perhaps sells them short: They ultimately carry the movie. All of their storylines lead to se .. Boston
2.0
Grumpiness is setting in fast when the script raises the ante by entangling them in a case of mistaken identity.Grace is a lookalike for Cordelia Wint .. Smh
2.0
Short on wit and invention, the film comes over as Texass answer to Woody Allens Midnight in Paris. Guardian
2.0
Thats the premise of this good natured but insipid vehicle for tween star Selena Gomez, which promises all your dreams can come true if only you remem .. Guardian
1.0
This is aimed at seven to 11 year old girls who found The Princess Diaries too much like social realism. Daily Mail
2.0
No alcohol is consumed, no tongues used and no fur ruffled in this bland offering that will leave anyone over the age of 12 cold. Eye For Film
3.0
Tweens, teenage girls and anyone with a taste for romance, elegance and happy endings will warm to this sweetly endearing tale based on a novel by Jul ..
2.5
Susan Grangers review of Monte Carlo (20th Century Fox) If you endured Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, this is at least two grades up and for pr .. Susang Ranger
2.5
Everything that is supposed to shine in this movie does so with a megawatt flourish, and everyone learns a good lesson in the end.Meester Feaster: The .. Movies
2.5
Whats The Deal: This isnt a movie about self discovery.Its not a coming of age dramedy. Movies
1.0
Assuming her identity, she whoops it up in Monte Carlo with her sidekicks, going to polo matches and charity balls.Sluggish, witless and desperately t .. Express
3.1
Director and co writer Thomas Bezucha lacks visual panache, and in fact leaves most of the panache in general to composer Michael Giacchinos swank and .. Chicago Tribune
4.0
Theres even a film clip of the girls watching Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in the quintessential French Riviera movie, Alfred Hitchcocks To Catch a Thie .. Tony Medley
3.0
Impossible opportunity allows Grace to become a Cordelia imposter. Coles Mithey
3.1
I probably shouldnt admit this, but I was just fine with the mistaken identity tween girl fantasy coming of age drama Monte Carlo. Movie Freak
2.5
The films tween age target demographic will be perfectly content with what they see here. Herald Sun
2.5
Some of it is laughable and much of it not in a good way, with cliches and condescension on every side. Nj
1.5
The locations make for enjoyable viewing, but disappointingly this bland teenage drama never transcends its formulaic approach. Film Ink
2.5
This is going to be the price some boys may have to pay for dragging their girlfriends to the Transformers movie. Maki At The Movies
2.0
Performances are generally twee, theres not a believable moment in the film its like were watching children dress up in adult clothes, and thats prett .. Abc
2.5
Mostly, these characters are all dressed up with nothing notable to do. Red Eye Chicago
0.6
Monte Carlo should have been a fun confection, passingly diverting if nothing else. Dustin Put Man
3.8
The trip, however, fails to live up to expectations, chiefly due to the fact that the whirlwind tour theyve enrolled in offers low rent accommodations .. Christianity Today
3.0
Solidly acted and sturdily constructed, the picture offers a mellow display of wish fulfillment, more interested in the inspection of feelings than di .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.0
This is a film that knows what its teen audience wants and gives it to it in spades. Sky
1.5
Its all frothy and silly, but Selena Gomez and her co stars are sweet and appealing and are sure to win over the films target audience. What So
2.0
Meanwhile, those keen to see a rags to riches story in which a young actress grow ups right before your eyes in a career transition movie may rent The .. Jam! Movies
3.0
More gum popping than jaw dropping, its the kind of light entertainment that Elvis used to make. Movie Metropolis
1.0
The film wallows in expensive clothes and locales but, like a puff piece celebrity profile, wants you to have it both ways: to ogle the glamour and ad .. Ny Mag
3.0
Light, escapist fluff that may only truly appeal to Gomezs core audience, but its inoffensive charm makes it an easy watch for any age. The National
1.0
Several times I was tempted to run out of the theater and to the edge of the fourth story balcony of the mall the theater is located in and throw myse .. Tri City Herald
4.5
An inexpensive, economical trip planned out by Grace, the tour guide is rude (but, shes French!),
1.9
Features Selena Gomez in two roles, which is awkward because she only has one and a half expressions. Boston Phoenix
3.0
Youll be surprised to here which one Jeff thinks serves its audience best. The Scorecard Review
2.0
Director Thomas Bezucha lingers too long on side plots and doesnt give the film emotional resonance. Detroit News
3.0
It provides young girls with some harmless wish fulfillment without talking down to them, an increasingly rare quality in movies aimed at young people .. Film.com
2.0
...directed with benign indifference by Thomas Bezucha, whose main achievement seems to be taking the lens cap off before takes. Metro Times
3.0
But its Gomez, on the poster in a ball gown and cowboy boots, who will lure the audience into the theaters. And she is ... fine. MSN Movies
2.0
It doesnt take much more to enchant the target audience than seeing the girls in their party dresses coming down the steps in slow motion on the way t .. Movie Mom
3.5
As in Country Strong, Meesters crack timing and irresistible poignancy illuminate a part that would leave other actresses simpering themselves off the .. Movie Line
3.0
Mature viewers will appreciate the rare lack of bad language in what for them will be a reminder of screwball comedies past. Birmingham Mail
3.0
After Selena Gomezs auspicious big screen debut in Ramona and Beezus, Monte Carlo feels like two steps back for the Wizards of Waverly Place star. Dallas News
2.5
The movie sputs out like fizzled fireworks in the Monte Carlo night. Toronto Star
3.0
Its a harmless yarn thats as buttery as popcorn and as sweet as a choc top. And who doesnt like a trip to the candy bar via Europe MovieFIX
3.0
Turns out shes a ringer for British socialite Cordelia Winthrop Scott.



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