“Red, White & Royal Blue” is the streaming summer rom-com I’ve been craving. A sexy prince! A sexy First Son! Sexy chemistry! It’s all very sexy and very hopeful and very full of the kind of political wish fulfillment that feels oh so good as we stare ahead at our next presidential election cycle. I wouldn’t call this movie a Great Film but I would call it a whole lot of fun if you can let go and just enjoy the ride.
Based off of NYTimes bestselling author Casey McQuiston’s debut novel of the same name, “Red, White & Royal Blue” follows the enemies-to-lovers romance of Alex Claremont-Diaz (Taylor Zakhar Perez), son of the United States’ first female president (Uma Thurman, doing her best Texan accent), and Prince Henry (Nicholas Galitzine), the British royal family’s “spare.”
When the movie begins, these two hate each other. Henry is buttoned up, controlled, and duty bound. Alex is reckless, impulsive, and idealistic. After they get into an altercation…
