Princess Protection Program
Princess Protection Program
G | 08 June 2009 (USA)
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When her nation is invaded, a young princess is taken into the Princess Protection Program. She is relocated to Louisiana, where she stays with a covert agent and his tomboyish daughter, and must learn how to behave like an ordinary teenager.

Reviews
Supelice Dreadfully Boring
Cleveronix A different way of telling a story
Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Melisa Zielinsky First of all, this movie leaves a sweet message about the friendship and how tho different worlds collides. Its not the typical teenage movie from Disney that we are used to watch, It have a new direction. The idea about that one of the main characters talk in Spanish and show different cultures it's so catchy. The relationship that the characters of Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato play are so unique. This relation shows how two lives can be similar in some way. Selena take the place of a ordinary girl that have a agent dad that helped Demi from the government problem that was in her country. Demi have to learned how to live a typical life in United States because she is from an Spanish country. This movie have a little bit of everything, friendship, love, government issues, and moments that happened in everybody's life ( like high school's election for princess of the prom) The characters have a great chemistry and it seems like that they have a great time during the filming period of the movie. Also the music plays a very important part in the movie. The voices of Selena and Demi are in all the movie, and it makes the film so much better. In conclusion, if you want to see a funny and sweet movie this is your chance. Don't hear the bad critics about this movie just because it is a movie of Disney. You are going to spend a great time watching it.
StartingAllOver14 I must confess that I didn't cared for watching this film after seeing the previews for it, my thought was "just another way for Disney to milk out their stars". However, recently I saw this movie randomly - and got pleasantly surprised. «Princess Protection Program» is undoubtedly the best DC movie I've seen, surpassing all their recent films like «Camp Rock», the «High School Musical» flicks, «Hatching Pete» and «Dadnapped».A thing that most DC movies have in common that they're pretty soulless; They seem like they're all the same, with mediocre acting, predictable story lines and squeaky clean love subplots. Their films has rarely soul and emotion (even though one shouldn't take for granted that the theatrical released films has heart and emotion, cause that isn't always the case either). But «Princess Protection Program» was quite cute and enjoyable.The story is a little cheesy, but still works pretty well and the high school clichés during this film doesn't feel worn out. The cinematography by David A. Makin is quite lovely, making the locations look beautiful and the score by John Van Tongeren is also good. And most of the songs are catchy.Disney has casted two of their up-and-coming stars to the main roles (the replacements of Miley Cyrus, if you will); Selena Gomez as Carter and Demi Lovato as Princess Rosalinda. Their interaction and friendship on the screen is credible, without being overdone. They both pull of their roles pretty well. Of course since this is a DC movie you can't expect a profound acting, but none of the performances feels overacted. Demi Lovato has improved since «Camp Rock» and has never looked more beautiful than in this film, with her rose-red lips and stunning dresses. She struggles a bit with timing on her emotional moments, but still carries her Princess role with grace and dignity. While Selena, which is wonderful as Alex in «Wizards of Waverly Place», fits the role of a tomboy surprisingly well (I had never pictured her as a tomboy). Of the adult cast, Tom Verica has good charisma as Carter's father.The film was enjoyable, but the only thing that disappointed me, just like another reviewer on this site pointed out, was the ending, which could been more suspenseful, cause it was leading to an thrilling climax. Otherwise, I highly recommend «Princess Protection Program». The film may not be innovative or Oscar-worthy, but has the mayor ingredient that most DC films lack: heart and soul. Please make more movies like this, Disney.
bkoganbing With all the hype that the Magic Kingdom has been giving this film over the past several months, I expected something a lot better from the Princess Protection Program. I think most kids even those who look at stars Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez as role models and they're not bad ones either, would find this film just too much.Selena is the daughter of widower Tom Verica who is the owner of a bait shop in the bayous of Louisiana and also works for the CIA. He just finished a mission where he rescued a princess from a small Caribbean island nation which just had a military coup. Now he's deposited Princess Demi Lovato with his daughter and drawn her into his other life.Selena's mission and she's got no choice but to accept it is to make Lovato blend in like a normal teen, at least a normal teen in the Disney view. From the politics of Lovato's nation to the politics of Gomez's high school, the two girls get off to a rocky start, but in the end become great pals.In the pattern of what they do at Disney Studios when they have successful stars from successful shows they always try to mix and match and team these stars in film projects. This was one case where the film idea was so preposterous no matter how appealing these two young women are, they simply couldn't put it over. They're both far better at their Disney shows than in this film.I mean really, CIA dad gets daughter to help out on one of his missions? I don't think Princess Protection Program would have ever been made if Disney himself was around, though perhaps for different reasons than I didn't like it.
abanderasluv85 I was looking forward to watching this movie, mainly because it stars Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. I was neither disappointed nor impressed. As all Disney Channel movies--with the exception of Motocrossed--the plot was mediocre: princess is in danger, she is taken into hiding and then forced to endure the vast perils of a normal life. There is bowling, chaos at a yogurt shop (which has been done to death in other shows) and of course a school dance. The acting was OK. Demi is at her best when she is being helped by someone. Selena is the better actor. She plays the sullen, down-to-earth girl spot on. In fact, I loved the movie's first scene and I think Selena nailed it. I really hated the entire Princess Protection Program headquarters scene. I thought the main boss lady was very cartoonish and exaggerated as was the dictator. But oh well. OH! One thing I did love about the movie was that the movie was set in Louisiana. I loved it, but unfortunately it was underused.Overall, ahh...it was okay bordering on bad.