When the feud between the son of the American President and Britain's prince threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations, the two are forced into a staged truce that sparks somethin... Read allWhen the feud between the son of the American President and Britain's prince threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations, the two are forced into a staged truce that sparks something deeper.When the feud between the son of the American President and Britain's prince threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations, the two are forced into a staged truce that sparks something deeper.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
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- TriviaWhen Alex and Henry are on vacation reading together in the hammock, Alex is seen reading "One Last Stop," Casey McQuiston's second novel. Henry reads a book by Bernardine Evaristo.
- GoofsIn the wedding scene, Alex enters and takes the whiskey glass from the bartender's hand stealing it from a guest, in the montage the next scene is the same but from a different perspective.
- Quotes
Alex Claremont-Diaz: Okay, here's what we're gonna do.
Prince Henry: Yes, tell me.
Alex Claremont-Diaz: You're gonna stay at least five hundred feet away from me for the rest of the night.
Prince Henry: Sensible plan.
Alex Claremont-Diaz: I'm not done.
Prince Henry: Of course you're not.
Alex Claremont-Diaz: Then at midnight, you're gonna come to my room on the second floor of the residence where I'm going to do some very bad things to you.
- Crazy creditsAfter the end credits, there's a small, comedic extension to the opening of Alex and Henry on the floor after the cake has collapsed on them, with Alex asking Henry if he thinks anyone noticed.
- ConnectionsFeatures Some Like It Hot (1959)
- SoundtracksString Quartet No. 10 in E Flat Major, D. 87: IV. Allegro
Written by Franz Schubert
Performed by Melos Quartett
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd
What Red, White and Royal Blue does is cross the final barrier in placing a gay love story slap bang in the midst of the romcom genre that has traditionally been so straight for so long ... too long, with gay characters merely ancillary storylines if included at all. It reminds me of the Princess Diaries, for example, and just has that sense of being groundbreaking because it's firmly a movie that anyone would watch and everyone should. In essence, it is a family film, innocuous and largely innocent like most others in the genre.
The lovemaking and conversations around sex were no more and no less in your face than any teen romcom and it was pitched well at a wide audience. It would be an ideal movie for young Gay and Bi people who can see themselves represented unashamedly in a mainstream Hollywood type romcom. In that respect, Hollywood is very late in bringing forward a movie like this and similar have existed for many years in Europe, particularly French/Belgian cinema, and the Irish film Handsome Devil to a good degree.
The two lead actors were very good indeed but Nicholas Galitzine, who plays Prince Henry, really steals the show, not just through his stunning beauty but his remarkable acting ability and subtle emotionality which convey such presence that you'd think he was a very seasoned actor indeed. Taylor Perez isn't far behind and also very handsome and talented. They made a very sexy onscreen couple (swoon!) and they should both be very proud of this film, as should the direction and production teams.
There is a moment of great hilarity when the elusive King of England finally enters, played by none other than Stephen Fry, and it crossed my mind that he'd be equally comfortable playing the Queen, and I did laugh at the idea that he might have. I'm pretty sure he'd be amused by that.
Of course, we wouldn't have films such as these without the original story so much credit to the author Casey McQuiston who wrote the book of the same name. People should credit the author of a story in my view because without them, we wouldn't have cinema and writers are forgotten in many cases, with those who write the screenplay often mistakingly assigned the credit for the story. Lots of people are saying that the script leaves out a large part of the book, certain important scenes and characters and that's a pity that they feel it's not as good as the book, but as someone who hasn't read the book I probably will now and look forward to an even better story.
Overall it's higher end for a romcom in production quality and budget and the cast in general are great. There are the customary cheesy speeches and sappy emotion but underlying it is a strong emotional love story that was very touching and I know there will be much excitement in the LGBTQ+ world about this, Heartstopper style excitement. It is justifiable and well deserved.
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- Also known as
- Rojo, blanco y sangre azul
- Filming locations
- Sevenoaks, Kent, England, UK(Vacation house in Texas)
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- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1 / (high definition)