WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Sameeha Pugh It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

phd_travel There is a voyeuristic quality of watching a disaster unfold that keeps one tuned in to this Hallmark romance that has just the strangest set of faults. Firstly the production is cheap with the costumes sets and props visibly shabby. Secondly the actors are familiar but not quite right for their roles. Sam Page is a strange choice. His British accent was in turns laughable and missing. Why didn't they just put a British actor in the role or not have the character have a British accent? Cheryl Ladd as the boss looks scary - there is a Faye Dunaway quality to her face now. Jessy Schram is the leading lady a fashioned designer who falls for the prince. The romance was fairly cute and predictable but the faults were just too glaring.

oceanspitfire I really do take rom coms like Hallmark at face value. Some plots are more creative than others. While many are cookie cutter predictable, the actors have great chemistry and are believable in what they're doing. I think the mistaken identity thing is a great storyline over all in any genre. Sadly, I am having to stop watching this movie part way through because the English accents from these royals- or accents from whatever small fake country he's supposed to be from, are so incredibly deplorable my ears want to bleed. I like Jesse Schraam, I've seen him in other stuff. He most definitely should not have been cast with this accent. And like I said I take these movies at face value, but I've also seen brad pitt destroy a perfectly good movie because of a horrific accent. too bad really, honestly had potential for a funny rom com story. I have to draw line somewhere. the other minor fake thing is a film set in New York and why they filmed in Vancouver I do not know. How many Hallmarks have I seen set AND filmed in NYC? Sorry Im from Vancouver and I love seeing local landmarks, but you cant run a camera around downtown Vancouver showing Howe and Dunsmuir and other places, then have everyone talking about how they are in NYC. filming loc. says only Van so I can assume rest of movie will also not show any NYC landmarks to make it believable.

catsmeow-12 I'm a big fan of the Hallmark movies and enjoyed this one as well, but I agree with some other reviewers here that the accents in this needed work (Sam Page and Hayley Sales). It is of course a challenge when actors/actresses are required to use an accent not native to them, but if that's going to be done, it should be done well. That said, Sam Page and Jessy Schram were very attractive and appealing together, the story and acting were generally engaging, and there were some charming and humorous moments. Overall, A Royal New Year's Eve was enjoyable.

ronbokirk Overall a fair to good movie. Jesse Schram turned in a flawless performance,as did Crystal Balint. Haley Sales was out of (her) character playing a snob, and using a fake accent. Now we come to Sam Page. He has always been one of my favorite leading men, but this time he missed the mark. He used a very fake accent. Prince Jeffry was educated abroad so why could he not have been educated in America for an American or Canadian accent? If you are looking for a movie with great acting and bad writing this is the one for you.