Movie Review: Monte Carlo
When certain films are released, mostly those of kid-centric variety, critics tend to forget that they’re not necessarily the film’s target audience. So, we here at CinemaNerdz decided we needed the critical viewpoint of a true member of the movie’s intended demographic. Thus, we turn the reins over to Miranda Clarke, age 9, as she shares with us her views on the new film “Monte Carlo.”
I loved this movie. Monte Carlo was really good because there were many parts of the movie that looked challenging for the actors. They had to show lots of feelings and real emotion. This movie also has one of my favorite actresses in it, Selena Gomez, and I was lucky enough to be able to interview her (check out Miranda’s interview with Ms. Gomez here). She plays two characters in this movie and at the interview she talked about how it was difficult to play these two extremely different characters. The most challenging part was when the movie put the two characters together. I also love that they shot this movie in Monte Carlo which looked really, really cool.
Grace (Selena Gomez), her friend Emma (Katie Cassidy), and her stepsister Meg (Leighton Meester) leave Texas to go to Paris because Grace has always wanted to go there. They get to Paris and it doesn’t go the way that Grace hoped it would. Then they figure out that a princess there looks just like Grace. Basically, this movie is about a girl who switches places with another girl without telling her. When Grace trades lives with Cordelia (also Selena Gomez) she gets to have a good time until Cordelia finds out.
Grace is a nice person. She doesn’t often get what she wants, but she still acts in a good way. She is funny, laid back, and a little serious, but not too serious. You should act like Grace because even though she makes a mistake or two (everyone makes mistakes though), she learns from those mistakes. Cordelia acts like a brat – mean and spoiled. She complains about not getting to do what she wants, even though she has a lot of stuff she doesn’t appreciate it. When Grace is Cordelia people notice that she isn’t exactly the same, but in a good way.
Monte Carlo is a movie that has lots of life lessons. For example, don’t try to be someone you aren’t. Grace learned to always be herself and never stop because, if you don’t, things might just go in the wrong direction.
Miranda Clarke
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