Synopsis
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
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Cast
- Amanda BynesDaphne Reynolds
- Colin FirthHenry Dashwood
- Kelly PrestonLibby Reynolds
- Eileen AtkinsJocelyn Dashwood
- Anna ChancellorGlynnis Payne
- Jonathan PryceAlistair Payne
- Oliver JamesIan Wallace
- Christina ColeClarissa Payne
- James GreenePercy
- Ben ScholfieldArmistead Stuart
Recommendations
- 60
L.A. Weekly
Strictly for budding young ladies, though it does offer those who've already bloomed the grown-up pleasures of Firth, a great actor who graciously invites you to join him in the slow-burn romantic corner into which he's rapidly painting himself. - 50
Variety
It feels much more like a shameless reshuffle of "The Princess Diaries." - 50
Chicago Reader
Pleasant bubblegum romp, which was inspired by the old Sandra Dee picture "The Reluctant Debutante." - 50
Rolling Stone
It's slick girlie stuff, but the cast makes it go down easy. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is clearly intended for girls between the ages of 9 and 15, and for the more civilized of their brothers, and isn't of much use to anyone else. - 40
Austin Chronicle
Instantly forgettable but good-natured all the same. - 40
Village Voice
A culture-shock/daddy-meets-girl romantic comedy, WAGW is a sanitized adventure for the Mary Kate-and-Ashley set. - 25
Christian Science Monitor
If the Warner Bros. wizards have it right, what a girl wants is to see as much of Amanda Bynes as she possibly can...It's not so great for the rest of us, since the film has nothing else to offer.
