As an uncultured gay, it pains me to admit that I have not read the novel and I have nothing to compare this adaptation to, but my own expectations and this movie totally meets them. The chemistry between the two leads, the back and forth banter, the well-portrayed and sensual sex scenes; it is a 10 out of 10 recommendation.

Well it's a lovely queer movie. If I compare it with the book there are many moments and characters missing. I think it would have been better to make a (mini) series to have more time to tell the story. It often felt rushed. But there are still not enough happy queer movies and I still enjoyed it.
One thing that bugged me was that the book was so hopeful when they were out because of the support they got from the (queer) public. Taking one step back from the personal level would have made much more of an impact.
(I still need a shirt with "History, huh?" on it.)

Fuck, this was a bit of a letdown. I was so hyped. The book was so good. The trailer seemed good. They just cut out too many moments and too many people. It felt so fake, especially Nora and Zahra's characters, and how they reacted to things was just awkward.
Everything was way too rushed.
It had its good moments but damn, I'm dissapointed.

Shallow. Problematic consent. Zero chemistry. Confuses lust with true romantic connection. A missed opportunity.

Huge book fan here! But also, a realist when it comes to a book adaptions.

I love these adaption! Was it perfect? Heck no. Did they leave a lot out? You betcha. Was the book better? Times a billion. But they got a lot right - including at least capturing some of the butterflies the book gave me!

I don’t know how they did it, but the casting of Prince Henry was PERFECT for me. I don’t know this actor but he was exactly who I pictured when reading. I also liked Alex. They seemed to have good chemistry and were easy on the eyes.

But listen - the movie totally underutilized the side characters. It’s criminal how much they underutilized them. Please read the book and you’ll see what I mean. Go on, I’ll wait.

Beautiful movie for an absolutely brilliant and wonderful book.

Also did you see what book Alex was reading on the hammock? That’s another you should read (wondering if they’ll be adapting that next??)

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’:

1. The scenes before the beginning credits led me to believe this would be an intolerable, corny, cheese-fest of a film. I was wrong. This was heartwarming, well-done, and didn’t shy away from much. And I would love to revisit these characters again.

2. It was great to see Uma Thurman! Her president’s reaction to her son’s news was EVERYTHING. Sincerely beautiful.

3. I particularly enjoyed the scene of them texting / talking to each other while separated, the way it was put together. Envisioning them in the same room, the same bed. Appearing and vanishing. That’s when I started to realize this movie was actually pretty smart.

Bonus Thought: That journalist is a total POS. We’ve all met this guy.

This rating is from the perspective of a fan of the book.

1 star for Prince Henry casting.
1 star for If I Loved You, so appropriate to use an old song for the prince
1 star for Alex's speech post hacking scandal.
1 star for scene with the king, Stephen Fry did an outstanding job chewing up the scene.

Uma Thurman was underutilised, like the rest of the supporting cast.

So disappointing. I hope the author at least made a truckload of money out of this disaster.

it’s so nice to see a queer movie teetering on the precipice of cringey instead of depressing!! that being said some dialogue did have me full body wincing

They had NO chemistry. And I’m not even good at rating acting. I’ve seen frat pledges give more sentimental hugs

Cute rom-com. A queer fairy tale. So glad our culture is progressing to the point that something like this can be mainstream. Baby steps.

I have read the book more than once and I've watched this movie an ungodly amount of times. Is it a perfect adaptation? No. Is it amazing? YES. IT IS SAPPY, IT IS ROMANTIC, IT IS HEARTWARMING, IT IS GAY AND I LOVE IT. Seeing some Bi-rep makes me so happy and a happy ending, a good rep for gay relationships (and safe sex!!) AND CUTE PLOT? I LOVE IT.

I haven't read the book, so I'm just judging this movie on its own.

I'd say it was just okay. Initially it seemed like it was going to be one of those movies where everyone has this annoying fake way of talking, but it got better later on. The plot is decent. There were some moments/lines that I found incredibly cringy, but that might just be because I'm not all that into the romance genre.

*gif of Michelle Visage waving her hand above her head* YESSSSSSSS

A perfectly pleasant romcom where the cheesiness is part of the charm and the leads have palpable chemistry. That’s all you really need when you’re having a bit of depression late at night. We’re now getting queer romcoms to fill that function. How far we’ve come.