Review by JAM
Take a recent high school graduate (Selena Gomez), a not so close step sister (Leighton Meester), a waitress with dreams bigger than they need to be (Katie Cassidy), throw them into the tourist destination of Paris and what do you get? A charming little movie about being who you are while being someone else entirely.
Grace (Gomez) is a mostly level headed high school graduate who has dreamed of a vacation to the romantic city of Paris with her best friend and crazy dreamer Emma (Cassidy). Having her parents throw her stepsister Meg (Meester) into the plans does not even phase Grace as her dreams of adventure. Unfortunately in typical comedy fashion, everything that cold go wrong does go wrong for Grace and her friends, until… conveniently, a high maintenance socialite walks into their lives and provides an opportunity for Grace to make this trip into the dream she wanted. Too bad the dream you have always wanted can often mess with the dream that you really need. Each of the girls find that out in this fun comedy with a cute message as Monte Carlo awaits you…
JAMS Ink on Monte Carlo
Selena Gomez is a star. A fish out of water, take over an identity, make sure the ending is not too cheesy type of movie needs someone to carry it, and Selena does. She has the uncanny ability to be cute but does not mug the camera, sensitive but not weak, funny but natural, and poised yet relatable. And she works well within this movie. You feel for the small town girl as you cheer her high society moments and feel for her as her fake life comes crashing around her. It is a fun film that shares the message of becoming who you truly want to be while showing the pratfalls of being who you really are not.
The scenery and backdrops of the exotic European setting for the film are definitely enhanced by the use of the Blu-ray technology. From the frenzied pace tour of Paris to the grassy fields of polo, to the exotic backdrop of Monte Carlo, the scenery on the Blu-ray is amazing. This is a movie that come Recommended for the Blu-ray format as the scenery lend to the excitement of Grace’s European adventures.
EXTRAS
For a fun little movie, they did well on not skimping on the extras. The Deleted Scenes and the Jet Setter’s Dreams were this reviewers favorite with some actual scenes that seemed to enhance the movie (maybe cut for time) and a cool little making of featurette showing the backdrop of the movie. Also included for those that would enjoy it are the Ding-Dang Delicious which highlights the male eye candy of the movie, Monte Carlo Couture highlighting of course the wardrobe and how it ties to the characters themselves, Gossip with the Girls which is pretty much as it sounds, Backstage Pass which gives a forum for makeup, wardrobe, locale, and more, and finally the Monte Carlo Match-up which is a mini quiz that tells you which character you are in the movie.
MONTE CARLO Blu-ray + Digital Copy
• Feature Film
• Deleted Scenes
o Meet Madame Valery
o Pont Des Arts Bridge
o Try on the Dior
o Owen Plays Soccer
o Owen at Sacre-Coeur
o Alicia Confronts Cordelia
o Cordelia’s Fate
• Monte Carlo Match Up
• Ding-Dang Delicious: The Boys of Monte Carlo
• Monte Carlo Couture
• Jet Setter’s Dream
• Backstage Pass
• Gossip with the Girls
• Theatrical Trailer
• Digital Copy “How To”
• Live Extras
o Theatrical Trailer
o Live Lookup
o Digital Copy
Take a fun trip through the European high society with Selena Gomez as she visits the world of Monte Carlo on Blu-ray and DVD on October 18, 2011. Grab a copy and make your life your own.
MONTE CARLO Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Street Date: October 18, 2011
Screen Format: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Spanish, French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English, Spanish
U.S. Rating: PG
Total Run Time: 2 hours, 37 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes
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