Rotten
A sanitized adventure for the Mary Kate-and-Ashley set.
Anya Kamenetz, Village Voice
What a Girl Wants
Trying to fit in. Born to stand out.
2003 · 1h 45m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Directed by
Dennie Gordon
Overview
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
Director and cast
- Dennie Gordon Director
- Amanda Bynes as Daphne Reynolds
- Colin Firth as Henry Dashwood
- Kelly Preston as Libby Reynolds
- Jonathan Pryce as Alistair Payne
- Oliver James as Ian Wallace
- Eileen Atkins as Jocelyn Dashwood
- Anna Chancellor as Glynnis Payne
- Christina Cole as Clarissa Payne
- James Greene as Percy
- Ben Scholfield as Armistead Stuart
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
36%
Tomatometer
Rotten
There's nothing wrong with this movie, it just kind of moves along at this little pace, no surprises.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Uninspired and insipid all the way.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Girls undoubtedly will want to see it, but What a Girl Wants feels a bit like a reheated version of The Princess Diaries.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
What A Girl Wants doesn't satisfy.
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star
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