“Monte Carlo,” starring Disney Channel star Selena Gomez, was released last Saturday along with “Larry Crowne,” and just like “Larry Crowne,” “Monte Carlo” has a less-than-stellar critical performance. It rated at 40% on Rotten Tomatoes; here’s the break-down of what critics thought about it:
“…’Monte Carlo’ has its uses. For mothers or grandmothers with a 10-year-old in tow and an afternoon to kill, it’s as safe an outing as a lunch at Schrafft’s used to be, with an order of salisbury steak and a dish of vanilla ice cream after. And it’s no tastier, either.”–Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
“Director and co-writer Thomas Bezucha shows no particular flair for either of his jobs. But kids are unlikely to focus on the terrible editing, flat visuals, or lack of character development.”–Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
“‘Monte Carlo’ fails even as the cheesy teen-girl romantic pap its creators set out to achieve. The filmmakers could at least pay off on the title’s promise as an armchair Riviera vacation of feature film proportions. That doesn’t happen either. Many scenes were filmed in Budapest.”–Cole Smithey, colesmithy.com
If you’ve seen the movie, what did you think of it? Do you think these critics got it wrong? Sound off below in the comments section.
