Grace of Monaco

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A film that reminds us that all Europe needs to solve it's problems is a little touch of America...give me a break. I would give Grace of Monaco a 6/10.

This film had some wonderful sets and costumes that were truly beautiful to behold. The way the story represented the political climate within this era was also quite fascinating.

Nicole Kidman, who played Grace Kelly, did a wonderful job in this film. She hit the right mood in every scene she was in and there was a particular scene where she was being taught how royalty acts certain emotions that was done perfectly.

However it was Frank Langella, who played Father Francis Tucker, who stole the show in this film for me. He brought the heart to the film and he also delivered his lines perfectly. He was a fantastic display of emotional mastery and his sudden leave from the plot was disappointing to say the least.

This film had some terrible use of sound, at one point the background score drowned out some of the closing narration. For a professional film that is nothing short of poor work. This film's narrative also falsified events too much, casting Grace Kelly as the saviour of Monaco and basically focussing too much on the American side of the story. As the film progressed the lines became more and more unbelievable. The cinematography was awful and lingered too long and did some dreadful close ups that just didn't pay off. The film was also rather poorly edited together with an inconsistent use of transitions that looked like a thirteen year old playing with Windows Movie Maker. This film's pacing was also at fault and the film felt like it dragged on a bit.

Tim Roth, who played Prince Rainier III, gave a tired performance and lacked the emotional input some of the other big names in the cast provided.