Now, in theory it sounds like a great film. If you like the girly, chick flick kinda films it's probably your thing. But I felt like they tried too hard and just put in some of the story to say they went there (for example, basically the whole Emma love-life storyline). "Monte Carlo" concentrates almost equally on Grace, Emma and Meg, resulting in little to no attachment being formed with any of the girls. If "Monte Carlo" had followed Grace almost soley, it could have almost completely fulfilled the potential that the storyline had.
It threw in a few love stories too which weren't the best either. There was Grace and the son of a philanthropist, who believes she is Cordelia. This could have been exciting and breath-taking, but they settled for average. Also Meg meets a man in Paris and runs into him throughout the film, while Emma is pining over her ex-boyfriend who she broke up with when he proposed.
There's nothing here that would sweep you off your feet (*sigh*), but not much that is completely unbelievable either. It's all quite predictable. You could see the twists coming before they even were set up.
The good news? There's a cute guy for everyone (unless you prefer gingers - sorry), but you wouldn't quickly fall in love with them because as with the ladies, there's little depth to be found in them. The film tries to cover so many stories that it takes away from the actual plot line - an ordinary girl is mistaken for a heiress. You would be forgiven if you forget that because so many other stories are told throughout. The acting is okay - Selena Gomez and the late Cory Monteith were the stand outs - but nothing other than a rewritten script could have saved "Monte Carlo."
Let’s just say it could work as a background noise film, for those nights when you would rather gossip over the film or if you feel like having a laugh at something a bit rubbish.
If you'd still like to buy Monte Carlo though, it's available here.
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