I decided that I wanted to see a comedic movie that takes place in London. I
selected What a Girl Wants staring Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, and Kelly Preston. After watching it for a few minutes I realized that I had seen this movie when it was released about 10 years ago. Normally I would stop watching but I decided to continue and see the entire movie. What a Girl Wants is an entertaining and totally predictable.
Daphne Reynolds (Bynes) has lived contentedly with her single mother, Libby (Preston), for all of her 17 years, but hasn't been able to shake the missing hole in her life where her father is supposed to be. The story goes that Libby fell in love with Henry Dashwood (Firth) while vacationing in Morocco. They were married, but when Henry returned to his royal home in England, his stuck-up friends and advisors sent Libby packing. Out of their brief relationship, Libby gave birth to Daphne. With summer break coming up, Daphne buys a plane ticket and books it to England, determined to make up for lost time with Henry, who doesn't even know he has a daughter.
Henry, who is running for a seat in the House of Commons, welcomes Daphne into his mansion, much to the haughty chagrin of his power-hungry fiancee, Glynnis (Anna Chancellor), and soon-to-be stepdaughter, Clarissa (Christina Cole). In her effortless, free-spirited way, Daphne shakes up all of their lives and her father's candidacy to Parliament.
This is a mindless film that is fun to watch. I recommend this movie.