Thanks for your review, Shannon. I liked the movie for the most part, though I still prefer the book. The novel was mostly from Alex's perspective, and I liked that we got more insight into what Henry was thinking.

I disagree with your review . Clearly this wasn't made for you .

As an older gay male, I have grown very tired of the gay themed movie crap that plays the same dark issues of drug addiction, self-loathing, emotional problems of self acceptance, family not accepting gay child, and final suicide at the end. Such crap has been produced over and over again and pushed out as "entertainment" to please depressed self-loathing gays wallowing in self-pity. Red, White and Royal Blue was made as a lighthearted romantic comedy, with the key word being "comedy" with a happy ending. It is one of the very few LGBTQ themed movies that actually has a happy ending where "boy gets boy" rather than "boy kills himself". It was a bit like the hetero-Cinderella fairytale, but it is about time the gay community had a few "boy gets boy" happy fairytales to off-set the dark self-loathing suicide movies that makes the world think gay life sucks.

btw there is an out gay prince irl his an Indian prince his name Manvendra Singh Gohil

The Alex in the book is definitely not acting like he's less than Henry. He's a lot more confident and isn't impressed by Henry's title from what I remembered. His mom was the Speaker of the House in Congress before she became president and his dad is a senator. He's more impressed with his parent's accomplishments than Henry being born into his title. They both talk trash about the monarchy throughout the book. Also, his childhood home is not unheard of for a working class family in the states. My family was definitely working class when I was growing up and I lived in a two story rancher close to that size. Houses didn't cost as much when Alex was growing up as they do today.

i read the book back in 2019 and i was very excited for this movie and regardless of character cuts and some things that were left out since they only had a 2 hour time frame so not everything was going to be added but i still loved the movie i thought it was good and despite what people say i think the casting was perfect. and that they protrayed alex and henry well. i find it funny how nick always cast a prince lol since he will be one in mary and george

This is the review we needed. Thank you so much for this Shannon. As a gay black man I got my entire life from your review. One love!

Hi! I enjoyed your review. I am a black queer woman and I liked this movie for the romcom that it is. There are some parts of your analysis that I agreed with, disagreed with, and just genuinely made me think deeper about some aspects of the movie. Personally, I do think the characters have chemistry! Is it the best I’ve ever seen, no, but I do think it’s there. I know the movie is being promoted as an enemies to lovers story, but to me it’s really not that. To me they just cleared up a misunderstanding, then became friends then lovers. In my opinion they would need a bit more anger or passion behind there relationship if it was enemies to lovers. I do agree with you on the writing. It did seem a bit awkward at times, especially with the whole white boy, privileged, working class thing. Definitely felt like a white person wrote it. I mean there was good dialogue in certain scenes, but for some reason it felt outdated or just not the way I would expect them to speak, maybe that’s just me. Now, as it is a romcom I didn’t expect them to do anything groundbreaking with issues of race and politics in the US and England, but I do think if you are going to mention it and refer to it a few times, there could have been a better way to address those topics other than short quips about white privilege. I’m not a Latin person so I wonder how Latin people and/ or immigrants think of how immigration and the way immigrants and Latinos are treated in the US were discussed in the movie. Again I’m not expecting a dissertation, but these topics need to be handled with the appropriate amount of care and consideration. Although I do like the romance in this movie, I do agree that there could have been some directing or camera work that could evoke more intimate scenes. I also think there sex scene was good but could have been more sensual. I think the scene was meant to be tender but I think there could have been more effective way of showing that, but honestly not my biggest gripe. Uma Thurman’s accent was hilarious. I’m from the south and though I haven’t been to Texas I haven’t heard an accent like that in forever. They may be out there but I don’t think majority speak like that. It would be like me trying to do an English accent but I only do the stereotypical one even though I know that English accents change depending on what part of England you’re in. I don’t think you’re analysis on their interracial relationship was wrong. However, I didn’t interpret Alex being the inferior one in the relationship because he is poc. I don’t think that Henry was seen as a prize or an elevation of status or self worth for Alex. That being said your critique is not unwarranted. Alex did have to do more of the chasing in the relationship and there are many other films where poc are coded as inferior. Again not saying you’re wrong I just didn’t get that dynamic when I watched. Like someone else commented, I would like to see a poc be romanced and more of an equal dynamic. Just not sure if that was happening here. I don’t necessarily disagree, but it was interesting to think about and of course it is just my opinion. I want to talk more about the romance and social issues. In terms of romance, I don’t think they did enough of light touches, romantic gazes, and whispering sweet nothings part maybe that’s old fashioned. I think it may have there but it wasn’t enough for me. I’ve seen actors literally say nothing with no music in the background and felt the intimacy radiating through the screen. Just my little gripe. Regarding the pacing of the film. I thought it was passable, meaning I think it could have been done better now that I’m rewatching it, but it doesn’t really bother me. I think the movie could have been 3 hours but I’m not sure if everyone has time for a 3hr romcom (I do though😂). I believe you mentioned that the 2hrs was enough for the movie to be well paced and you’re probably right, but I think it needs more time to flesh out characters and build the romance, like they barely had any dates. They met in a coffee shop once and went to that polo event. Also, it’s interesting that we didn’t see much in the way of Prince Henry’s thoughts on what he would like to do in terms of his career. We know Alex wants to be a political figure in the US and he strives to help his community and the country. But like what does Henry want to do. Would he be willing to give up his royal station and become a writer? Like what does he do for his country? I wished they would have explained more about the British government and where he could fit in or if he wants to fit in at all. Does he want to make a difference for his country? I know he thinks royal tradition is antiquated but what does he want to do about that? Again I really liked this movie. Honestly I hope there’s a sequel. Do you think this would have been better as a series?I like to watch series more than movies. Could it have been a bit better, yes. There were things in the movie where I just had to say well this is a romcom so that’s possible. I did enjoy the happy ending! It’s definitely not realistic but I’m cool with it. I don’t think the royal family would not accept a gay prince and I don’t think the US would accept any part of the president’s family in real life unfortunately. I think in romcoms there’s a line where reality can be blended to fit the story, but it can’t be too outlandish as well, that it’s just not feasible or doesn’t make sense. Like i thought it was hilarious how the votes came down to Texas and they became blue.To my knowledge they are never a blue state. They also showed on the map that Georgia was blue and that’s just totally not happening😂. Again good review, I’ll definitely check out more videos on your channel. I know this is long, but I just had so much to say, sorry! Keep up the awesome work!

He doesn’t have to play a Prince he is a Russian prince chileee. U just hating 🙄

00:00 i felt seen lol

First viewing.. loved it ❤❤❤❤

As I was watching the movie, laughing at some scenes, getting teary eyed at others and a few times exclaiming, this is ridiculous.! I thought of how reviewers would critique the movie. Even the people who have read the book (I have not). And I must admit your review completely surprised me. The race angle was interesting. Let me start by saying, I am a person of colour. My mom is Black and my dad is Portuguese/Chinese. We were working class when I was born, by the time by third brother was born, I would say we were solid middle class. But my parents always saw themselves and told us we were working class folks. When I came out, I devoured every queer movie, short films or anything that had a queer character or representation. For the most part I felt depressed and lacking hope. The storylines messaged to me that I would likely get AIDS, bullied, killed or I would end my life. Our trauma was always in exhibit, and I internalized that message. As any human, we (queer people) are complex, multidimensional with good and bad qualities. Today I see, hear, and feel how the drums of hate towards us is being weaponised, especially towards our transgendered brothers and sisters. There are movies, short films, and TV series that tell our stories. The heavy, the real, the trauma, and I watch, and it reminds me that the fight is not over. But once in awhile, I need to laugh, to feel silly, to believe in the impossible, to not take things so seriously, to feel romantic, to dream of an impossible love, to have an ending where I am left smiling. And as ridiculous some may find this movie, I needed it. The same way, I needed “Heartstopper”. The story of a real Prince and his amazing bi-racial wife, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has been played out in the racist British media. Did I want to see similar in this movie…? Not sure. This was not “Call me by your name”, “Beautiful Thing”, “Moonlight”, “Philadelphia” or “God’s own country”, but it never said it was. I deserve a silly romantic comedy with a heart. That touches on some serious issues but delivers on the fantasy that LOVE wins, and everything is possible. I appreciate your insight on the movie. Sorry for the long-winded comment.

Jesus Christ this review is erratic, contradictory, hypocritical and off base.

Oh girl he's RUSSIAN noble?! 👀 Maybe he wasn't acting after all! Great review! I totally agree. They weren't friends very long, no real tension, no risk, and Uma should stick to being an assassin 🗡. I like happy endings but it didn't feel earned. Do you think screen tests even happen anymore? Too many lack lustre romances and mediocre performances in film and television today; it's all about the name not the performance. That's where the money is, I guess. Taylor was really good. Film was cute but she didn't give what she promised to gave.

Nah girl, this movie is a huge success. A good happy ending

damn these pale gays are the only ones getting all the fun. heartstopper and red royal whatever in a span of one week? what about black and other minorities queer people?!

It was not giving what it was supposed to...

Your interpretation is skewed.......I am a White Gay man. It was two young people falling in love..... That was all it was. Sorry the ethnic mix was not to your liking. But your silly take on this did not take away from a cute story. That is all it was.... Not meant to solve all the insecurities or demands of uptight people.