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As expected, this movie received a lot of bashing and ridicule in the UK because it is an American made biopic about the Royal Family. After watching it out of curiosity, I felt like writing a review because it really wasn't that bad. Based very loosely on the events that led up to the engagement of Willam and Kate, the film suffers slightly by showing a pretty unremarkable series of events that culminate in the blossoming of a romance. The film makers must have been frustrated by the fact that nothing really newsworthy has happened in this story so far...maybe they should have waited a bit longer! The fun for me of course was spotting how much of this looks nothing like it was made in the UK. Stock footage of Big Ben and red buses is interspersed with the cast being shown in wide city avenues that look nothing like London, and buildings that look little like the architecture we have here. The actors sport British accents which hold up fairly well, but occasionally slip, but for the most part the cast manages OK. The two central leads perform pretty well.

The movie is filmed in a glossy style that resembles an episode of "Gossip Girl", ie lots of swanking about in streets and colleges, and scenes set in exotic nightclubs and restaurants. It doesn't always convince, some of the special effects show that a lot of CGI backgrounds have been added outside of windows (and very obviously in that final "African sunset" scene!). But I suspect the film was made in a hurry, so for this reason, most of it looks pretty good. It just doesn't look much like England! But I do think the amount of scorn dished out here in the UK is unfair. Just because another country tries to make a semi-fictional representation of events that go on here does not give us the right to ridicule every part of it that they get wrong. And I'll admit that in the above paragraph, I have had some fun in doing just that. But I am not condemning the whole film as a failure just because it was made in another country and because I can spot geographical errors.

Whats interesting (and has possibly upset some UK viewers) is the use of sensitive facts for dramatic purposes. At one point William turns to his father (Prince Charles) and angrily barks "Did you ever really love my mother? If you loved Camilla, why didn't you just marry her?" It's juicy fodder for drama, and harmless in this context, but likely to make a few viewers prickle a bit.

So, I've had a bit of a laugh, but I didn't think it was that ridiculous. The film will probably disappear after the fuss of the wedding is over, but I am sure it entertained a lot of US viewers who enjoy all things royal. The main fault is that nothing really interesting has happened in this story so far, therefore there is very little plot! Put simply, and it would probably be almost impossible for one nation to make a realistic film about events set in another country, without that country being able to find fault with it.

Wow, i love the royals, i think they're great and i was so happy to hear about their life being made in to a film. So i watched, having followed the couple in the media. This film, the only true piece are the names. It has every cliché, including kissing in the rain, an argument, getting back together.

In reality, Kate Middleton would never step out of a car without her legs together and i doubt she would go hunting either. The accents are over pronounced and there are so many red buses and taxis and miserable weather, its more like a bingo game for clichés for England.

The script isn't going to win any Oscars, the acting is very staunch. And Kate is really tall in real life, but the one who plays Will is just as charming in the film. It is entertaining as a film but not at all factual. I think a film about Harrys antics would be equally watchable such as when he dressed up as a nazi, getting in to fights in clubs or getting stoned.

Further more, a lady does not cross her legs, she would sit up straight and cross at the ankles, some etiquette that is missed on the American 's who made this film.

People should watch this with a pinch of salt, it kills an hour or so.

The only good thing about this movie is Ben Cross as Prince Charles. The dialogue is terrible, most of the acting mediocre, and the plot full of overused Lifetime clichés. If you know going in that it's going to be awful, it's not as bad. At least you can laugh at the stupidity of it all. My personal favorite part (other than Ben Cross as Prince Charles) was when Prince William says that if the media catches wind of their relationship, the media will go crazy with stories and pictures and they'll never be left alone. This is ridiculously amusing because this terrible movie is just one more way the media is refusing to leave these people alone.

Mindnumbingly dumb dialogues, a cast that looks like fresh from a porn set, this movie is full of unintentional jokes.

When I first saw the trailer, I really thought it was a Funny or Die parody of the royal wedding.

I loved it, but for all the wrong reasons. The whole movie seems to have been created in a rush to cash in on the wedding hysteria and its a good example for really bad dialogues, clumsy schoolplay level acting and a totally ridiculous script full of prejudices against Britons. It's hilarious!

So if you want to cringe, you'll enjoy this movie. But don't bring any Kleenexes, you won't need them.

It's hard to rate this movie, because it's an absolute blast in how pointless it is, how low budget, how plot less, and really, what a cash in it is. The cynicism of Lifetime and the people who made this (really, those who paid to make it-I understand the desperation of filmmakers and actors to get work and take parts like this) should amaze me, but it doesn't.

This movie has no point of view. It's nothing. It looks like a commercial. It's so inoffensively bad, which is the worst kind of bad movie. I would have rated this a 10 if it played up every British stereotype we have, from chimney sweeps, Mary Poppins, Oliver Twist, and really snoody Brits who say things like, "Master William, please!"

OMG I don't think I have seen a movie this cheesy before. Hallmark lives up to its name I supposed... From the young actors and actresses, romantic music, warm picture color, classy cottage and cheesy dialogs, this movie have it all.

It is weird to watch a movie about something you have already known, it is kinda like I know how it's going to end before I started watching it. As the end of the movie said: "This movie is INSPIRED by an actual event". This movie fulfill some of our (public) imagination about Will and Kate's love story, but perhaps more on the fantasy side of our imagination rather than what had actually happen.

Anyway I rate this movie 7 out of 10. It is a great movie if the guys are in the mood for a bit of laugh, or perhaps for teenage girls filling their mind with Prince Charming fantasy, or perhaps a bedtime movie for couples. Either way it's not too bad of a movie.

What I can't stand most in American-made U.K. films is the lack of knowledge of our true identities and those god-awful Americanisms. For example, in the U.K. we rarely call ourselves 'British', we normally say we are 'English', 'Welsh', 'Scottish' and 'Irish'. Calling ourselves 'British' is in fact, an Americanism itself. 1. WE DO NOT CALL UNIVERSITY 'COLLEGE'. This is one of the well- known errors in American-made U.K. films. In terms of how our schooling works, we start Nursery (ages 3/4-5), Primary School (ages 5-11), Secondary School (ages 11-16), College/Sixth Form -not compulsory- (ages 16-18) and then UNIVERSITY -also not compulsory- (ages 18+). WE GO TO COLLEGE BEFORE UNIVERSITY AND DO NOT CALL UNIVERSITY 'COLLEGE'!! Oh and we also do do refer to college/sixth form or university as 'school'. 2. In this film, everyone tends to have the exact American-style, posh English accent. Like any other country, we are a country of MANY different regional accents! People who have attended private schools up and down the country normally have a posh twist on the local accent, but NEVER the style of accent you hear in this film. Also, considering St. Andrews is in Scotland, in the early parts of the film I don't think I heard one single Scottish accent. 3. Even the snack names annoyed me. In one of the scenes of the film, one of the girls walks around a house party offering people 'chips'. For god's sake, WE DO NOT CALL THEM 'CHIPS', WE CALL THEM 'CRISPS'. 'Chips' are the sort of thing you get when you get Fish & Chips.

Anyway, along with all that, the filming was awful and film did not stick to the facts. Very poor research done in the entirety of the film.

Now I understand that William and Kate was made in haste, that actually didn't bother me. And I don't mind romantic comedies, though I am also not a fan of the genre either, and I wasn't expecting a history lesson either while watching William and Kate.

But- I am really sorry, I didn't see the point of this movie. Now I will say I did like the glossy sheen to the film's look and I loved the locations. And while I thought little of the acting, two actors did at least try. One was Nico Evers-Swindell, while not looking much like William he does try very hard acting-wise and it shows. The other is Ben Cross as Prince Charles, it is not a great performance by all means, but he does take a fair stab at the accent and mannerisms.

But the other acting is pretty dire. Camilla Luddington fits the bill better than Evers-Swindell looks-wise does but the good things end there. Her acting is very forced and she has a very inconsistent accent. The pace is a let down as well, some of it is rushed(I blame the direction mostly in regards to this) not helped by a running-time that is too short, and some scenes move very pedantically and slowly contributing to the dullness of the romantic aspect to this film.

The story is structured poorly. It didn't bother me that the film was highly inaccurate and fictionalised. What actually did bother me was that a lot of it is uninteresting and dull and filled with clichés- not just in the story elements and characters but also in the tag line!- that have been used to death. In fact, the whole is largely reminiscent of a badly done soap opera. Also neither the comedy or romantic(which the film emphasises more of) aspects here work. The comedy is cheesy and contrived and the romance is unconvincing further disadvantaged by the lack of genuine chemistry between the two leads.

Where William and Kate really fails is in the direction and screenplay. The direction is awful, the overall impression I got of the direction here was that it was soulless and sluggish, and as for some of the camera angles they were very rushed in look and oddly placed and focused. The screenplay if humanly possible was even worse. A vast majority of the dialogue was excruciatingly embarrassing, rather than being amused or touched I found myself grimacing or making WTF? faces. And did I mention that there is a complete lack of likability or sympathy for the characters? All in all, poor and unnecessary with only the glossy look and two decent actors salvaging it from being a complete stinker. 3/10 Bethany Cox

If you happen to be looking for a corny, tacky movie that is terribly made you'll be THOROUGHLY disappointed in this movie. That's just how horrid it was.

The acting was bad, the directing was terrible, the story was so awful, it was clear that the writer didn't have any idea what a royal prince would have to go through. In the first part of the movie paparazzi was no where to be seen at all, and in the end of the movie they just conveniently appeared to start making hell out of their lives because nothing else was. The actors were horrible choices for each character - all clearly Ameican in their looks - and their accents and wording were the fakest British impersonations I've yet to see in the movie world. The props were plastic and/or really cheap, the scenes which were supposed to be in the royal places looked less elegant than some hotels I've seen. I feel like I've just lost two hours of my life... A total waste of time. Trust me.

It really serves me right that I had to watch this film. When the Royal Wedding raped every possible human sense in my body a year ago, some news reports showed clips of this laughable made-for-TV movie shown to American audiences, much to many a news-casters amusement. It seemed ironic since the rest of their news report was covering this sham, mock- fairytale wedding that seemed to have the plebs and Royalists alike masturbating in the street at the sight of a rich-boy who happened to be our future King taking mere upper-class Katie Middleton up the aisle (that isn't a euphemism by the way). I laughed and got hold of the film thinking it was so bad I had to see it. But when the Wedding euphoria died down, it lingered in my mind that it was still skulking amongst my film collection, and since I've started choosing my films at random, I've wondered when this might crop up. Well, early in the week, my fears became a reality.

The story obviously follows young Prince William (Nico Evers-Swindell) as he packs his bags and heads to St. Andrews to study, saying goodbye to his father Prince Charles (an embarrassed looking Ben Cross). He is swarmed by girls and hangers-on, and eventually befriends Ian (Jonathan Patrick Moore), and Kate Middleton (Camilla Luddington) who he in a class with. Their romance takes off, as the film switches from William's desire to keep their relationship private, to the eventual media frenzy after the announcement. Kate struggles with constant paparazzi attention, and William's commitment to his 'royal life' becomes a problem.

I feel almost bad tearing this film apart, as its clearly under no illusions of being anything by complete bull-s**t. But bull-s**t it is - a laughable, Americanised production that romanticises every possible aspect of the story which is surely an indication of how American's view the British (namely the English). The awful (mainly American) actors struggle with a methodical, cliché-ridden script which squeezes every formulaic aspect out of the genre (they even have a kiss in the rain). It's especially important to point out how laughable the fact is that the film highlights the intrusion the mass media have on their lives, when they just want a 'normal' life, when this film is precisely that. It is, however, quite funny, unintentionally I may add, with many cringe-worthy moments of pure awfulness, especially the scene where William watches Kate in a fashion show ("she's hot!"). Pure tosh.

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After royal father Ben Cross (as Charles) tells him to, "Study hard and have fun," the United Kingdom's heir apparent Nico Evers-Swindell (as William "Wills" Wales) goes off to school in Scotland. There, he finds a large selection of willing female partners. The "Prince" settles upon Camilla Luddington (as Catherine "Kate" Middleton). One of the problems the young couple faces is that "Kate" is considered a commoner. Only in the "royal" family of England could this super-rich "Princess" be considered common. Anyway, the privileged couple suffer through the trials and tribulations of the limelight. Poor babies. A good scene demonstrating this is Ms. Luddington tearfully sipping wine in her bubble bath with some tabloids strewn across the floor. Why anyone pays attention to this couple is difficult to understand. This movie does not help.

** William & Kate (4/18/11) Mark Rosman ~ Nico Evers-Swindell, Camilla Luddington, Ben Cross, Jonathan Wood

This movie screened in my country the day after the wedding and amongst the hype I was dragged into watching this film. I think I fast forwarded through the most of it.

What bothered me the most about this film was not simply the cheesy acting, the use of American actors or the exaggeration of the plot, but the constant historical inaccuracy. From a family plagued by media distortion and lies, (a theme particularly focused on in the movie), this film did a good job of distorting the truth even further.

We don't know what happened between William and Catherine over the years they were dating, besides the few things we were told - but even those parts are presented incorrectly.

Even if the viewer doesn't regard the movie as truth to the slightest degree, they still will be disappointed by the hopeless storyline, the pathetic characterization and the fact that it's another failed attempt by an American film maker to present a British story. Only British know how to be British. Let them do the job of sharing their kingdom's story.

Believe ever negative view out there! As this film is as trashy as they come. With possibly the worst acting and script ever shown, as well as the prize for the most cringe worthy romcom ever presented before me. However this utter rubbish left me crying by the end with the obvious inaccuracies and the appalling casting giving many laughs. If you are the sort of person who can not laugh at the obvious pitfalls of a film then steer well clear as this will not be for you. However hard they try there is no person Alive who could take this seriously, and as my sister constantly reminded me how there could be nothing worse for the Real couple.

All I want to say is that watching this film 2 days before the big event has really warmed me up and I can now say that I will be happily be watching the highlights with a smile upon my face. Back to the film I would honestly give it 0/Infinity for the appallingness of this film. However the laughs at it's expense definitely made it worthwhile watching.

A good laugh :P but maybe not for you.

What tosh. Okay, It is topical, it will be good box office fodder, and it fills in the gaps for a lot of folk who do not know the how's and what's of their early relationship. But, Corr! What tosh.

This soapy operetta makes William appear to be some simpering, love sick wimp, while most of the women in this film (Kate, her mum, etc) are portrayed as conniving, clawing, or simplistic feline clichés.

Well, we have to consider who this tripe is targeted at. Thank goodness the wedding is over and so, too, will be the topical appeal of this waste of celluloid-substitute. That is, until some British coronation, some Royal funeral or the birth of their first child.

What upset me about this film was its serious omissions. Allow me to elaborate:-

The Royal Family eating off gold plate while a starving populus looks helplessly on.

The Queen ordering her Prime Minister to get the Hussars to sabre the miners marching on the Palace in protest at their 18hr working day.

The Irish, too weak to resist on their diet of blighted potatoes, forced to contribute their savings to allay the expense of the Royal Wedding.

Beefeaters preventing the ragged girl with the twisted foot from entering Parliament to get some money for her operation.

Worst of all, no mention of how the 7th Cavalry saved Prince William when his helicopter got into difficulties over Afghanistan.

Apart from these few minor gripes an excellent film.

Oh dear!! What a load of American Trash this TV movie is. Wooden acting, clichéd scenes, factual mistakes, American accents abound, Americanism's used all through the film, e.g at the beginning the Headmaster says "Welcome to the new semester".. "Semester" LOL! In the UK we use the word "Term"; IE, he should have said "Welcome to your new term at college". All of the young guys calling each other "Old Man" as if we are still in the Edwardian era, LOL!!!!! The producers were 100 years behind the times with that one! At one stage during an early scene of William and Kate having breakfast at college, Kate says she is reading "The Daily Mail" only to reveal some obscure magazine that does not exist in the UK?? Huh? What was that all about? Not to mention the hysterically funny fake TV "news reports" with phony clipped English accents!! How Embarrassing! I've never seen such terrible production values. The whole thing! The script, the acting, the accents! Oh, the list is endless... Please! don't bother with this American made piece of rubbish. It was created purely to cash in on the real life wedding of William and Kate.

If you are a Royalty fan then watch Helen Mirran's "The Queen" and don't waste your time with this piece of junk.

The proposal scene is hysterical!!!!! I nearly threw something at the TV screen! Wills goes down on one knee and even though they are seemingly in the middle of some kind of African safari (?) Kate is fully made up, in glamorous evening dress and hair styled to an inch of its life, and then with the sun going down in the background, and their Arabian Tent in the foreground, (completely furnished of course) he puts a ring on her finger! You have been warned, "Old Man"...