What a Girl Wants

Daphne also instantly meets a handsome boy (Oliver James) who's perfect for her, and she ably defies the mean gold digger (Anna Chancellor) engaged to her dad. That's epitomized by a hilarious scene in which he dons leather pants to play air guitar before a mirror. ... Full Review

What a Girl Wants seems destined to be remembered mostly due to some controversy over its poster art. The movie suffered from virtually no signs of softness, as it consistently appeared crisp and detailed. ... Full Review

In short, as fluffy fairytale movies go, What A Girl Wants is undoubtedly cheesy but still pretty enjoyable and should be a decent hit with its target audience. The supporting cast are equally good Firth can do this sort of thing in his sleep, but he genuinely puts the effort in and clearly enjoys the scenes where he gets to loosen up a bit. ... Full Review

And the happily-ever-after fairy tale delivers to just that audience even though too much of it plays like a first draft of The Princess Diaries (a much better film). ... Full Review

Movieguide 's reviewer describes it as "a sometimes funny, zany, tender movie. Its characters are engaging, but reasonably realistic. It happens to be elevated by the fresh-faced appeal of Amanda Bynes ... ... Full Review

Bynes' efforts to be cute and endearing sometimes veer into mugging. Both Firth and Pryce deserve better material than their one-dimensional roles call for. ... Full Review

Yikes) This is a nice movie. It's got a happy ending. It's got lovely scenery. It's got pleasant characters. You can't hate it. ... Full Review

Any truly good movie, however, is able to transcend sex and age barriers so that it can be enjoyed by just about anyone with an open mind. At this point, any thinking viewer will know where everything is headed, and so when the movie continues to hem and haw around, throwing on one tearful confrontation and false ending after another, all it manages to do is frustrate. ... Full Review

Inspired by the fairy tale charm of the 1958 Sandra DeeRex Harrison romantic comedy The Reluctant Debutante, producer Denise Di Novi developed What A Girl Wants, the coming-of-age story Click Here to Read More ... Determined to live out her fantasy of forging a storybook relationship with her long-absent dad, Daphne impulsively hops a flight to London, where she quickly discovers that her father is high profile politician Lord Henry Dashwood (COLIN FIRTH). ... Full Review

Reviewer: Chrissy 505 (11 years old), Date: October 07, 2007 I say: what a girl kinda wants...... It was a cute movie that was definately ok and pre-teens would enjoy more... OK for kids my age: Y Reviewer: flyingryan1 (13 years old), Date: July 20, 2007 I love amanda bynes in this movie! ... Full Review