What a Girl Wants

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HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="575"><div> <B>Things can be better than you imagined</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="575" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="575"><div> <B>Starring</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Amanda Bynes</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Colin Firth</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Kelly Preston</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Oliver James</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Daphne Reynolds (Amanda Bynes) is 17, and lives with her single mother Libby (Kelly Preston) in NYC in an apartment over a restaurant in China town. She has never met her father, Lord Henry Dashwood (Colin Firth). He and Libby were once "married," but her hippie ways did not fit into his aristocratic English family, and she was manipulated out of his life. Libby never told Henry that she was pregnant with his child and she has never found another true love in her life. To earn a living, Libby sings at weddings while Daphne works as a waitress. Daphne's dream of her lifetime is to dance with her father, like she sees at the weddings. Libby's lonely look, hopefully, one day will be replaced with the love she had 17 years ago.</div> <bR> <div> Daphne is a free spirit who decides to grab her passport and take off to London to meet her father. While staying at a hotel with a fancy name, which is anything but posh (a toilet down the hall, and a phone that does not work for starters) she meets Ian (Oliver James). He plays the same type of guitar as a musician in Libby's band, and that common bond allows them to strike up a friendship. </div> <bR> <div> Daphne sneaks into her father's estate and breaks the news that she's the daughter he never knew. Of course, she does this in front of his mother, his political handler, and his fiancé and intended step- daughter. Dad's fiancée (Anna Chancellor) is a gold digger, with a daughter, Christina Cole, who tries to sabotage Daphne's acceptance by the press and anyone else. She wants to send Daphne packing, back to the states in the "right now" time frame. The situation has to be carefully managed so as not to ruin Dashwood's political career because a key reason for his success is that he has been free of scandal. A few cameo appearances by Prince Charles combined with the knowledge of the British Press and the paparazzi, give this fantasy a sense of reality.  </div> <bR> <div> Daphne runs into Ian during a party where he is performing and she soon has her first date. Other changes for Daphne include shedding  her American hip-hop ways to become 1950's prim and proper to help her dads' political career. She even becomes a debutante, looking for that dance with daddy. </div> <bR> <div> Although the movie is overly cute, you can't help but love it. You know that Daphne will get her dance with her father, and that the love between Lord Dashwood and Libby will be rekindled. The mean spirited people will get their just due at the end. Along the way there are loads of laughs, with feel good moments that are often embarrassingly funny. </div> <bR> <div> The soundtrack for this movie is outstanding. It ranges from a cover of James Brown's "Get Up Offa that Thing" to songs reminiscent of Britney Spears and `N Sync. Without doubt it's the best movie I can recall that deals so effectively with the importance of the relationship between daughters and their fathers. This is not just a movie for girls,   it's for dads as well.</div> <bR> <div> This fairy tale is good, wholesome fun along the lines of <A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id19"><U><I><B>Princess Diaries</B></I></U></A><A HREF="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id1940.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.reelmoviecritic.com/2001/id19"><U>.</U></A> There are enough issues regarding teen/parent relationships and sexual innuendo that pre teen and teenage girls will enjoy the film. 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