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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

I imagine that many on this critic's board are old enough to remember the real Grace Kelly and perhaps even old enough to have "been there" at her wedding etc. That would explain all of the pompous reviews.Kelly was not a complicated person. Anyone reading any biographies of her contemporaries (Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, Garland etc.) will know that she was not exactly Little Miss Goody Two-Shoes in Hollywood. Quite the hot tamale actually, if you catch my drift. According to Tony Curtis anyway, the "goody-goody ones" are the nymphomaniacs! But I digress.The movie is just fine. Kidman is very talented, as is the rest of the cast, except for Parker Posey, who is somewhat cartoonish in her character. Perhaps if I had not seen her in so many satirical films with Chris Guest and Company....The film highlights a time in history when the Jet Set was in full swing. Jackie, Princess Margaret, and of course Grace KNEW Jack Kennedy, much to Jackie's chagrin. Plus, we see Ari and Maria and realize what a small incestuous circle it all is.The plot to overthrow Ranier is presented in a sloppy fashion and is difficult to follow if not paying close attention; it may require a bit of re-wind to figure out who is friend and who is foe.The film is very pleasing to the eye as well. It is Miss Kidman's film all the way and she does a superb job. No need to nitpick or split hairs over the details in this one. It is re-watchable.

I hope Hollywood would stop using famous and well-known actors to embody famous actors whose lives they pay homage to. As a viewer, my perception becomes too skewed with trying to remember who the homage is for and how well the actor is performing. I would love to imagine the honored person's life being played out in the big screen, if Hollywood doesn't mind. In my opinion, a less known or unknown look-alike would do that. Nicole Kidman is a beautiful actor but I couldn't imagine nor remember Princess Grace. Also, Nicole Kidman does NOT have Grace Kelly's facial bone structure nor the look in her eyes that made Grace Kelly so famous and loved. Now Tim Roth who played the role of Prince Rainier was just frustrating. Disappointing.

Among some other mistakes, we can notice that "left handed" Nicole Kidman plays a "right handed" famous actress, that is, Grace Kelly. Watch when she signs an autograph before entering the Red Cross ball. It is strange that nobody mentioned that point before. On the other hand, I agree with people who found the script very poor. And what about Charles de Gaulle using English language. Most of all, not speaking French with Rainier. By the way, it is very funny to hear "Ray" for Rainier. I do not think this was actually the way people called him, besides Grace Kelly, of course.So, in a way or another,I think this film deserves its fate, that is to be shown only on TV.

Hahahaha I wonder why people are so comparing this movie with the real life of princess Grace, this is a movie of course not 100% of it depicts 100% real life story of a person. However this movie is excellent to realize one time event of life yup the event where France tried to overtake Monaco but indeed Grace managed to save the whole country and became awesome magnificent princess and mother of 2 for this movie. Nicole Kidman acting wonderfully well which showed great struggle between staying in a foreign literally different culture with her liberal "freedom to speak" culture hometown, she obviously succeed showing her emotions and grace as the old nobility where "divorce" was taboo at that time. Tim Roth as prince Reiner showing great chemistry with her while not losing his excellent skill of acting. Most of the actors in this movie are great cast with wonderful scenery and setting. The director succeed bringing the best of the actors' skill and kept me watching this movie until the end without a hint of boringness. I don't really know about the history of Grace Kelly and her family that well just knew her as a beautiful actress and a princess who loved her family dearly but through this movie I really admire her more since she could survive the bad phase of her life and conflicts even though it's not the end of her problems yet she continued her role model as a wonderful princess, wive, and mother.