Fans loving McIver’s Xmas film
The first reviews are in for Netflix’s viral “so bad it’s good” Christmas
movie sequel, A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding.
Starring New Zealand’s own Rose McIver, the film follows a young, ambitious journalist named Amber, who falls in love with a Prince while on assignment and — you guessed it, marries him in the sequel.
It’s not the plot that’s important, it’s more about the way this film makes people feel. The first one went viral for being bad, but still loveable in all its cheesy, warm-fuzzy glory.
Reviews for the sequel have flooded in since the film was released on Friday and fans are loving it, with one even calling for McIver to be made a dame for her efforts. “So many things wrong. But I watched the whole thing and still managed to shed a tear,” wrote one fan on Twitter.
“The Christmas Prince 2 is out today, and I am ready for this wholesome, mistletoed trash fire that I secretly wish was also my life,” wrote Erika Liu, while another fan tweeted, “Hey Jacinda Ardern can we make Rose McIver a Dame for the masterpiece that is A Christmas Prince 2?”
Even critics seem to be — reluctantly — on board.
Libby Torres from the Daily Beast wrote: “It’s cheesy, it’s cringey, but most importantly, it’s harmless.”
The best part is how much fun McIver is having with the reviews.
When Thrillist simply summarised the film as “beautiful, royal garbage”, McIver replied on Twitter: “I’m blushing! Thanks so much!”