The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 758 2000s family movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
American Daphne Reynolds heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her boho mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost father is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes34%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
1,752 audience votes
Key crew
- Dennie GordonDirector
- Jenny BicksScreenplay
- Elizabeth ChandlerScreenplay
- Rupert Gregson-WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- William Douglas-HomeWriter
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
- Sylvia SymsPrincess Charlotte
- Soleil McGheeYoung Daphne
- Peter ReevesJohn Dashwood
- James GreenePercy
Stills
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Themes
daughterlondon, englandenglandparent child relationshipelection campaignculture clashpaparazzipoliticianroyaltyteen movieteenage girlamerican abroad