It's hard to deny that Anne Hathaway is a very beautiful and very charming actress who can be quite the star if ever given the good vehicle to keep her as a respected actress. Hathaway has an amazing alluring set of--eyes that will surely attract the young male audience and possibly, if we ever get a chance to see, has skills to be one of Hollywood's most appealing young actresses.

The question I'm always asking is, why do there have to be sequels? Why must movies even have a sequel unless it's adapted from something? And, especially, why do bad movies have to have sequels? Sure, the obvious answer is to make more money on the first's momentum, but why keep forcing these films on the lexicon of film? But then again,
it's Disney, the evil empire of film, the ones who make black and white crappy comedies starring these semi-talented actors. Despite being a popular film, was there a point of a sequel to a movie that was just decent after all?

Yes, I probably just answered my own question here, but excuse my rambling, because I'm just trying, after all, to make sense of logic, or lack thereof, from making a really bad sequel to a film that was just a waste of time after all. This film is pointless, and vapid, and incredibly stupid, but let's get back to the review. The sequel to the utterly sitcom-ish first film is just a complete rehash of the first re-told yet again. Mia suddenly, to create a purpose for the sequel, must marry someone or else she can not be queen of Genovia. The council of Genovia are debating on what allotted time she must be given and is ultimately given a thirty day window, just enough time to include the entire two hours you'll waste.

Despite the antiquated and did I mention far-fetched notion that a woman needs a king to run a country, Mia still insists on looking for one because she wants to rule Genovia. But that doesn't stop her from falling in love which contradicts the whole independent queen vow, so then you just feel like you wasted your time for nothing. All this time though, I'm thinking to myself, where exactly is Genovia? It's a small piece of land with a grand kingdom, some back lot villages, and some of its villagers sound Italian, some sound British, some Greek, and some unusually American, a veritable mixed bag cultures just so none are the wiser.

This has all the makings of the usual crappy Disney film. Black and white heroes and villains, goofy characters, determined heroes and heroines, and even dance numbers on occasion courtesy of Julie Andrews which would have been a very nice homage, had it not been brought down by the non-talents of Raven Simone. No one here comes out unscathed, every character is goofy, irritating, and mind-numbing. They even make Ms. Andrews looks overly goofy among this funny farm. The plot is nothing but the same rehashed scenes from the first film, mixed in with a snore inducing romance plot, and a lot of really nauseating gags, and there's even the obligatory cameos from Disney alums Raven Simone, and Spencer Breslin.

The movie is utterly chaotic and scattered with goofy little jokes and outtakes happening all over the place and just a range of irritating characters from the maiden's, to John Rhys Davies' character who is the conniving villain, and his nephew (Chris Pine) who makes up the love interest. He's basically a very unlikable character who shows no redeeming aspects, but we're supposed to root for them because the girls will think he's good-looking. One of the many things I despise about romantic comedies are the musical montages and there are indeed montages; leave it to Garry Marshall to milk this for all it's worth with two very long montages. Man never met cliché he didn't like. All the while the film is much too long for what it offers, and really basically has no point to it in the end with safe plot developments, and enough variety to appeal to its audience. Problem is, I'm not it's audience, and that's why I can see it for what it is: a basically vapid piece of junk.

Despite Anne Hathaway's undeniable charm, appeal, and incredible beauty, the film is a colossal waste of time appropriate of Disney to supply its target audience with. Terrible acting, recycled gags, zero plot, and nothing worth salvaging, this is worth passing.

• Marvel creator Stan Lee (?!) has a cameo as one of the guests introduced to Mia at her wedding who imitates The Three Stooges. Why in god's name Stan Lee would have a cameo in this is just daunting and shocking.

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