American girls finding continental love is as old a theme as it gets in films. Nothing new here, it was done with much bigger stars back in the Fifties as Three Coins In The Fountain set in Rome. I say almost because you know that in a Disney Network film there has to be a happy ending. But the real British celebrity arrives and almost spoils everybody's plans. Naturally they all find romance Gomez with rich Pierre Boulanger, Meester with Australian tourist Luke Bracey, and Cassidy has her boyfriend from Texas Cory Monteith chasing her down to proclaim his true intentions. So off they go as professional rich celebrity and accompanying Bffs. The British Selena is supposed to be in Monte Carlo to auction off a necklace of her's to help build schools in Romania. But they miss their tour bus and then Selena is mistaken for a British version of Paris Hilton. This Monte Carlo stars Selena Gomez in two roles, one as a kid from Texas who with her sister and stepsister Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy get a Parisian vacation for graduation. If you think you will be seeing a remake of the Marlene Dietrich/Vittorio DeSica film from the Fifties then you'd better turn the dial. Reviewed by bkoganbing 5 / 10 American girls finding continental love is a film as old as it gets Originally Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts were supposed to star in this film, but the producers wanted a younger cast.guess how that worked out? No bad language, so sex, no nudity. This is perhaps a young teen female movie. The acting was less than expected, as was the script. At this point the plot is pretty well established. Grace is mistaken for Cordelia Winthrop Scott, British heiress and the 3 Cinderellas end up in Monte Carlo, dressed up and going to a ball. It isn't long before they become separated. The three are in Paris having a miserable time because their tour is inanely rushing them. However Dad wants her to take along her step sister Meg (Leighton Meester)who is not exactly welcomed as she looks too much like Kristen Stewart with the blood drained out of her and acts about the same. She is excited about going with her friend Emma (Katie Cassidy) who seems to be a bit of a floozy- shoes she says, "If they ain't hurtin' they ain't helpin'. Grace (Selena Gomez), a small town Texas girl has been saving up for 4 years through High School to go to Paris. Reviewed by nogodnomasters 6 / 10 3 Cinderellas
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