Grace of Monaco

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Season 1
  • Network: Lifetime
  • Series Premiere Date: May 25, 2015
User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5

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  1. foxgrove
    May 28, 2015
    2
    The knives are out but it has to be acknowledged that 'Grace of Monaco' is everything that the critics say it is. Weighed down by the politics of the day, whilst simultaneously illustrating the inner turmoil of the princess herself, the dual arc of the story is unsuccessful on both fronts and ends up an excruciating bore. Performances suffer from miscasting, especially the usually reliableThe knives are out but it has to be acknowledged that 'Grace of Monaco' is everything that the critics say it is. Weighed down by the politics of the day, whilst simultaneously illustrating the inner turmoil of the princess herself, the dual arc of the story is unsuccessful on both fronts and ends up an excruciating bore. Performances suffer from miscasting, especially the usually reliable Tim Roth playing Rainier, and despite being gorgeously coiffed and costumed Nicole Kidman's portrayal is pretty but colourless. This is the actress's least effective performance in years. Her close ups seem to have been shot through gauze and continually draw attention to her blood shot eyes. This is a story that is so rich in potential that a good film could possibly be made about the fairy tale principality. However, despite some pretty music and the occasional spark of interest nothing can dispel the damage inflicted by a third rate script. It ends a being a prize turkey of the first order, ironically, lacking any grace. I saw it at the cinema (in the UK) about a year ago. However, its direct to TV American showing, in lieu of a conventional cinematic release, is not surprising and speaks volumes.… Expand

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Metascore
39

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    May 26, 2015
    42
    Kidman works hard here, but she is sabotaged by a common script.
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  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    May 26, 2015
    10
    The resulting film is a mess. Driven by a weak, facile screenplay, the film is singularly shallow in both intellectual and emotional content.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    May 26, 2015
    25
    Despite the best efforts of Nicole Kidman, who is operating way above the level of her material, this screwy fantasy nominally inspired by the lives of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier doesn’t even make for a good fairy tale.
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