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This is another low budget Reel One Entertainment TV movie which involves European royalty. It's all over the place. Technically is mostly fine. Music score is mix of clasical music which is actually good, and some stupid melancholic score like in many new ROE TV movies which wouldn't be a big deal if it wasn't a bit of annoyingly loud in few scenes. Stock footage was minimal.

I didn't lower a score because of location, but if you start to think about it, it's actually both bad and funny. It was shot in Hamilton, but they used Stockholm stock footage for the capital of fictional Kingdom of Samovia in Europe. It's not a problem per se, except that fictional country is located near Italy, even in Act III we see Pienza stock footage were prince Oliver went so why use Scandinavian city when country is close to Mediterranean? No sense at all. Furthermore, royal cottage where ~80% of the movie takes place is laughable not only because of displaced architecture, but does it looks like one at all? Say what you want, but at least Hallmark royal movies mostly get shot in Transylvania in real castles.

Cast is mostly good. Laura Miyata carried movie. I would say she was even better than in "Love and the Radio Star". Sadly her partner, David Lafontaine was only so-so. I didn't believe in their romance. Annie Clark was the second best. Even with a bit of annoying writing, she still managed to pull it off.

My main issue with the movie is weak directing. Why queen and king looked like they were wearing second hand clothes? I already mentioned royal cottage. What about mixed accents in royal family? The mix of American and British one (king and prince Henry because they are real life Brits). And yet, royal family has German surname...

Overall, I would give it a mediocre rating (3*), but Laura Miyata as a lead, and Annie Clark as a main support carried movie.

And obligatory don't watch trailer (for some reasons here is only posted shortened version) as it's the ROE one and for some unknown reason(s) it shows whole movie compressed.

They choose the best city in world in beginning of the movie New York city like always they want you things the best places coffee shop after 10 minutes of movie they show mountains using other country views of city 10:53 Poland Gdansk if want to known this movie use many others Nice story about women who bake that al is about it watch your self You need Understand how easy spot other countries city or places if travel lots then you know Movie about princess and the lady from Bakery like I said before you need towatch whole movie to see once a while you can watch a movie like that good luck!!!

The first temptation was to write awful. But I want not be so critic. The problem is everything seems unrealistic to fake. Maybe I am too bored by genre and by this type of royal romances, or the not spectacular bakery products from the first scenes or the images of Stockholm as capital of fictional Samovia or the acting, pretty poor are the motives for be more tha not excited by this film who seems out of any direction.

The bad thing - for many romances , nice sounds a polite - decent term. Not in this case.

So, nothing good ? Maybe the try to remind the way of affection in family or the charming visit of a lost prince near Milano and a trattoria with the best pizza. And A queen seduced by her royal husband grace to Alaska cake ( and his burned eyebrow.).

But the inspiration, except few little stains, is not the gift of this film.

So, the big baker can't bake a decent carrot cake because she can't figure out how to measure tablespoons on the scales. (!!!!!?!) Here is a suggestion: use a tablespoon... Next, she saves the day, with a fruit salad, for which she needs a recipe that even tells her the size of the pieces. Enough said.

There are a lot of other inconsistencies and things that simply don't make sense. This happens in the first fifteen minutes so you know not to expect too much from the writers and the plot.

The lead actors have zero chemistry. I haven't seen them in anything else and I don't think I want to. They are bad, no charisma. Their characters are simply annoying. The girl is not very bright, stuck up and narrow minded. The guy is underwhelming, ordinary but very arrogant.

The princess seems desperate for a friend and is much too familiar towards the "baker". The entire "royal" family is more of a parody.

Various characters keep telling us that the prince is handsome. Really?!

Highly unbelievable and not at all enjoyable.

There are too many "royal finds quirky but charming commoner and falls in love" themed films. They are worse and worse so I propose nobody make more, for at least a decade.