The Royal Treatment (2022)
Directed by Rick Jacobson
Isabella runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love. When Izzy and her fellow stylists get the opportunity of a lifetime to do the hair for the royal wedding, she and Prince Thomas learn that taking control of their own destiny requires following their hearts.
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What critics compared The Royal Treatment to
A weird combination of The Princess Diaries (it’s fictional setting even gets a shout out), Pretty Woman and Coming to America , former Grace Under Fire and Sabrina The Teenage Witch writer Holly Hester’s script does feel like any early “Treatment”, rather than a fully formed screenplay.
Genovia, of course, is the fictional country of “The Princess Diaries,” where Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews rule.
Much like The Princess Diaries , the royal at the center of this story must undergo a makeover of sorts and realize what’s truly important.
Around this same time, Thomas (Mena Massoud), the prince of Lavania (a fictionalized multicultural melting-pot kingdom that holds its own against Aldovia from “A Christmas Prince” and Genovia from “The Princess Diaries”), is visiting New York City for his engagement party.
The Royal Treatment surprises time and time again, avoiding tired tropes like cattiness between women (such a welcome changeup!) and paying homage to flicks like Pretty Woman and other films in its own category like The Princess Diaries and A Christmas Prince .
“Pretty Woman” feels like a distant tonal influence, but also provides inspiration for the finale’s fire-escape setting (which utilizes a pop number sung by lead Marano).
A weird combination of The Princess Diaries (it’s fictional setting even gets a shout out), Pretty Woman and Coming to America , former Grace Under Fire and Sabrina The Teenage Witch writer Holly Hester’s script does feel like any early “Treatment”, rather than a fully formed screenplay.