"To the 53 people who've watched A Christmas Prince every day for the past 18 days: Who hurt you?" -Netflix tweeted.
I watched it once (so far this week).
My reason for watching, "A Christmas Prince," was partially curiosity after seeing this tweet from Netflix and partially because I added to my list on Netflix and was meaning to eventually watch it.
Beware of Spoilers, Read At Your Own Risk
"A Christmas Prince," is a Netflix Original that arrived on Netflix this December. It stars Rose McIver (who also stars in the TV show, "iZombie") as Amber, a reporter who takes on her greatest story of Prince Richard (starring Ben Lamb) who's supposedly missing any press conferences for the upcoming crowning ceremony. Amber flies to Aldovia during the week of Christmas to cover the story to find out that Prince Richard, the known "Playboy" by magazines, doesn't appear at the press hearing. Instead of returning home like the rest of the reporters, Amber sneaks into the palace to be mistaken by the Royal family as a tutor. Posing as a tutor to Prince Richard's sister, Princess Emily, Amber finds Prince Richard, but not as the person that everyone described him as. She takes notes about Prince Richard trying to find out why he is avoiding all media attention about him, but how far will she go to find the truth before her cover is blown?
This is a classic Christmas love story where the Prince eventually falls in love with the girl, in this case, Amber. While the ex-girlfriend, Sophia, is jealous after seeing how Amber and Prince Richard are getting along. While the rival, Simon (Prince Richard's cousin) wants to be the next heir to the throne.
I enjoyed this movie not just for the typical Christmas story line (because sometimes those movies just make our hearts feel good), but also for Amber's pursue of finding the truth about Prince Richard. Her vision of Prince Richard relied on what other magazines wrote about him being a "Playboy." I don't want to think that her pursue of the truth was all because of Princess Emily, (the girl she tutors) who threatened to expose Amber's true identity unless she writes a truthful story of who Prince Richard really is.
Questionable Ending?
In every typical Christmas story, as I mentioned before, the ending is that the two destined to be together fall in love with each other. That part didn't really bother me, because throughout the movie we could see that Amber and Prince Richard bonded whether it was talking about losing someone they love, and slowly revealing other information about themselves. However, they spent a week at most with each other, before Amber flies back home for New Year's. Amber spends New Year's with her friends and father which fills our heart with that warm feeling.
Yet, we are greeted by Prince Richard who stands outside the diner where Amber is, who says he and Princess Emily miss her. After Prince Richard says that he proposes to her, and this part of the ending confused me. They brief met each other and the next time they meet after a break, Prince Richard proposes to her?
I know that this is a fictional movie, so it is known that the love story is rather rushed to fit the hour to two hour movie time. Nevertheless, some romantic (holiday) movies end with the person just being with the other person (not necessarily marrying each other).
Maybe this proposal was to convince Amber to move to Aldovia to live with him.
"A Christmas Prince," movie is worth watching even if you end up watching it 18 days in a row.