Mirabel wins a $5, 000 lottery which will enable her to live like a queen in New York. There she meets Sandro, a bellboy who is really a prince, so she does get to be a queen after all.
Is this worth the time? If you're into that specific 1930s brand of wide-eyed optimism, absolutely. It’s light, it’s fluffy, and it doesn't try to solve the world's problems. But if you hate movies where the 'big secret' is obvious from the first ten minutes, you might want to skip this. It’s definitely not for the cyn...
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"Is this worth the time? If you're into that specific 1930s brand of wide-eyed optimism, absolutely. It’s light, it’s fluffy, and it doesn't try to solve the world's problems. But if you hate movies where the 'big secret' is obvious from the first ten minutes, you might want to skip this. It’s definitely not for the cynical crowd. Francis Lederer plays the 'bellboy' prince with such earnestness that it’s hard not to root for him, even when the plot feels like it's running on fumes. There’s a sce..."
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