Rotten
There are too many swooping violins, too many trite generalizations, too few moments that throw a light on history and turn it into art.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Princess Kaiulani
Her heart was torn between love and the future of Hawaii...
2010 · 2h 10m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Marc Forby
Overview
Ka'iulani, a 19th-century Hawaiian princess, is raised in England but determined to maintain her people's independence from aggressive American businessmen. After being sent to England as a child by her Scottish father, Ka'iulani returns to Hawaii and becomes a political activist who fights to retain her throne, even though she must leave her English paramour.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
As the doomed princess, Q'orianka Kilcher ... has imperially striking features but limited acting skills.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Rotten
An uneven film that, by trying to satisfy parents with political drama and older children with a love story, leaves both parties wanting.
Rachel Saslow, Washington Post
Rotten
Watching Princess Kaiulani, you're not sure whether to weep for the title character or the actress playing her.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rotten
Kilcher is lovely. But sadly, Ka'iulani is a perfunctory biopic of the sort one might encounter on television during Women's History Month.
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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