The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries

Disney

August 3, 2001

Children's, Comedy

DVD
C

I saw this at the time, with very mixed feelings, and later read many of the books in the Meg Cabot series, with a different set of mixed feelings.  This time, I gave the movie a C after half an hour, because I just felt it's a good premise with a mostly flat execution.  Garry Marshall directed, because he likes makeover plots.

American Dreamz

American Dreamz
Universal
April 21, 2006
Comedy
DVD
D+

This time it's Dennis Quaid as president, a satire of George Bush II that's about as unsubtle and unfunny as the rest of this alleged comedy, which also includes Mandy Moore as a pop singer, and a terrorist who loves American pop.  Oh, and Hugh Grant turns in a performance that makes his work the following year in Music and Lyrics look Oscar-worthy.  Paul Weitz wrote and directed.