- Story: A European prince (Kirk Barker) decides to escape the arranged marriage his parents have set up for him by fleeing to a small US town called Aurora. There, undercover as a normie, he meets a struggling young waitress named Emma (Viva Bianca) who just might be his soulmate. — ❄️❄️ (It's basically The Prince and Me but with none of the fun. Fortunately the acting in this one is just a smidge better than My Christmas Prince.)
- Fantasy Country Name: Balemont. — ❄️ (Balemont sounds like the kind of place where people ride John Deere tractors down the street to work.)
- Prince's Title: Prince Duncan Humphries of Balemont. — ❄️❄️❄️❄️ (I really appreciate this movie's decision to eschew typical princely names like Charles and Alexander in favor of . . . Duncan.)
- Heroine's Occupation: A down-on-her-luck waitress. — ❄️❄️ (It's fine.)
- Cheesiest Line: "Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale." — ❄️❄️ (This would be one snowflake if it hadn't been delivered in Duncan's British accent.)
- Highlight: A poorly choreographed bar fight between Prince Duncan and Emma's ex-boyfriend, Todd, that ends with them fencing with pool sticks. — ❄️❄️❄️❄️ (Three snowflakes for Duncan's slide between Todd's legs, and another for Todd's delivery of the line, "So why don't you just . . . you know . . . bugger off?")
- Overall Rating: ❄️❄️❄️ (Technically it's 2.6, but I'm not photoshopping half a snowflake emoji in here. Anyway, this movie is cute and features an appearance from '80s star Kelly LeBrock, but I wish they would've given poor Emma more of a backbone.)
A Prince For Christmas is streaming on DIRECTV.
