That was an excellent one.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

If only politics was so easy and all it takes to manipulate influential leaders with political agendas was a pretty speech and face. I mean really? I am not familiar with any sort of history regarding the Kingdom of Monaco or Grace Kelly (I only heard about her from this movie) so I won't talk about how correct or representative this movie was, I will treat it as a factional movie with no roots to reality. The real-life lesson: thinking that all this movie is about is to make us think about real life, I find really hard to pick one concept on which I can reflect. Nothing about this movie makes you think 'I better remember this'. So very poor in this area. Maybe one thing would be that for some people the obligation they have inherited or have been believed with, is much more important that the relationships in their life, especially when they take them from granted as it is the case in kingdom. Character analysis: Prince Rainier, trying to fulfil his obligation. A good demonstration that having the greatest responsibilities could just be one of the worst things that would happen to you. If you value relationships and feelings (as I do) maybe having the most important job in the country is not the best thing that can happen to you. Grace-clash of cultures. Speaking your mind is sure a good thing but is it really the smartest thing to do when you are trying to politically score points? Thats why is called politics. No one speaks their minds and no one tells the truth. Plausibility: not in a million years could someone convince me that it would be so easy to end a political conflict. It is true that you can achieve a lot of things based on beauty and rhetoric, it is true that those two can influence weak men but these people in those tables, they were not weak men. You can't win an international conflict by those two alone. There are interests, money and a lot more at stake that can not be given up so easily. Not even for a good public image. Could France not have manipulated the public opinion just as easily since it did seem as quite an easy thing to do. So no, the crucial events in this movie are not plausible at all. Acting: I must just say that Nicole Kidman was as great as you would expect and as great as it can get. She makes us love Grace, feel for her and even when she is the position of authority there is still something in her that reminds you that she is still the fragile, unconfident woman she was when she first came to Monaco. I just loved her performance. She is indeed very graceful. Storytelling: It was a bit slow in the middle and it did bore me in the middle. It just seemed that the movie was becoming directionless. But in the end when Grace makes plans, waiting the results of those plans is quite interesting and does engage you. Also, I would it too political most of the time. It felt that the movie was not about Grace but about the conflict that I did not understand at first and took a lot of concentration and effort and a lot of " and what does that mean? Is it and or good" which kind of spoiled the easy of watching this movie. It should be more politically relaxed. And also, all those parts in French. I did not understand a thing which made it boring despite the fact that the meaning could easily be worked out from context.

"At some point every fairy tale must end." Grace Kelly (Kidman) gave up Hollywood in exchange for marriage to Prince Rainier (Roth). Years later she is unhappy and contemplating a return to acting when Alfred Hitchcock offers her a great role. While she is thinking about the movie Charles De Gaulle is making moves to invade and take Monoco for the french. She must now decide if she should return to acting to make herself happy, or help her husband and country fight off the inevitable invasion. I knew nothing about the real story of Grace Kelly and what happened after she left Hollywood so I'm not sure how much of this is accurate so I can't speak to that. Much like the Diana movie with Naomi Watts the movie is good but nothing amazing and not one of the best biopics ever made. The best part of the film is Kidman's performance. The most interesting part to me was the historical events portrayed in this. The french planning an invasion and what Monoco did to try and prevent it. Being a history buff I really liked that aspect and as for the rest of the movie, I thought it was good but not really anything to watch more than once. Overall, a very OK movie with a great performance by Kidman. I give it a B.

Oscar winner Nicole Kidman stars as Hollywood legend, Grace Kelly, in this film about her crisis of marriage and identity- during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s. I vaguely remember this movie being announced, and then had forgotten about it, and would recently see it on Netflix. I believe this either was not released in the states, or barely got a release here-?? Overall, I'm totally on the fence on this one. Really, I think it plays out as not much more than some mediocre Lifetime TV movie, but does feature some decent performances from Kidman and Tim Roth, and that actor playing Onassis!- he was a hoot! LOL And that dude playing De Gaulle- WOW!- does he look like him!?? Parker Posey and Frank Langella co-star.

No one who watched Grace Kelly's life unfold could question, seeing the expression in her eyes, that she paid a large price for her ascent to royalty. While this movie is dissed roundly, it is often dissed roundly by men, who focus on the historical details (evidently not accurate down to the letter, while I would guess these same men would overlook similar literary license in say, "The Bridge over the River Kwai.") But this is about a woman who had risen to the height of power in Hollywood, and gave it all up for her family and husband. It is very clear that the Monegasques held her hostage, for so shining an actress would clearly step away from her source of creativity and power (financial, creative, you name it) only when forced. I personally have often wondered if Grace's family, with it's famous athleticism and competitiveness, forced her to a height of so-called "achievement" with a brand of snobbery and narrow-mindedness that overlooked her incredible acting talents and achievements in favor of a traditional role - "snaring" the world's greatest single man "catch" of the time- which of course turned into a nightmare. That is what is strongly implied here and this is a wonderful movie of discovery - watching Grace understand that her life is now a permanent movie role, ultimately her acting ability being used to place Monaco on the world stage. Whether or not Grace was instrumental in somehow saving Monaco from French aggression, this emotional journey rings true. It is the story, really, of every woman who either chooses to or is forced to subsume her own worldly ambitions for home and family, and the price that she pays. A price that men often cannot even recognize, even in the movies. Bravo to Nicole Kidman for this sensitive portrayal of the princess held captive in her castle, choked by her diamonds and weighted by her tiara. Keep them (the men desiring to lock us women up, breeding and smiling) squirming!