Disney Channel rolled out their newest original movie tonight (June 26), the Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez fronted Princess Protection Program. Although Neon Limelight is all about the music, we couldn’t help catching the latest DCOM and sharing our view. The fact that both girls are also singers completely justifies us in doing this as well!
If you missed the premiere and you’re not quite sure if you want to catch the endless reruns this weekend, we put together a little pro and con list that may give you a little guidance. Warning: contains spoilers!
Con – Bad wigs
The dude presenting Rosalinda as Queen totally had a George Washington wig! His screen time was brief but it was painful to see each time. Whoa, fail!
Pro – The action started early
Within the first 10 minutes, Princess Rosalinda was threatened and shipped off into hiding in the PPP (Princess Protection Program). Way to get things jumping early on!
Con – Carter and Rosie: The Early Moments
Carter was completely too hard on Rosie as she made her transition from Princess to “normal” girl. Rosie was no saint though. She was pushy, more than slightly embarrassing and gave princesses a bad name early on. Ew!
Pro – Friendship Rules
After a rough start, Carter and Rosie eventually became BFFs. Rosie even shows Carter how to bring out the Princess from within.
Con – Brookie.
No one likes a villain–even if they turn slightly nice towards the end. You especially dislike this vilian when she has a high pitched, incredibly annoying voice! Chalk board much?
Pro – Chelsea
OK, so sometimes you do like the villain. Head bad girl Chelsea (played by former MTV Real World-er Jamie Chung) was a total bad arse. She even ended up getting exactly what she wanted–albeit wetter than she probably ever imagined.
Con – Predictable Ending
If you ran out of popcorn and needed to refill or drank too much soda and had to empty the tank and ended up missing the ending, no worries! You could probably guess what happens.
Pro – Closing Song
The movie ending with Two Worlds Collide off Demi’s debut album Don’t Forget? How fitting! And it scores major points since it is one of my favorite Demi songs.
Verdict: Demi and Selena’s real life friendship helps make the bond between Rosie and Carter believable. Selena has great comedic timing and Demi’s acting improved greatly from Camp Rock. Will I be jumping out of my chair singing the movie’s praises? Probably not. But I don’t feel like I wasted two hours of my life either.
Way to predictable what you would expect from Disney