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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsUnlike a few other well-drilled young actress-singers we could name, such as the one whose name rhymes with "Riley Myrus," Gomez knows how to relax on camera.
- 63Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisHonestly, the whole movie is from 1960-something.
- 50Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerMistaken-identity shenanigans and gooey romance are Monte Carlo's prime commodities.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's chirpy, it's bright, there are pretty locations and lots happens. This is the kind of movie that can briefly hold the attention of a cat.
- 50Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzIf there is a saving grace to Monte Carlo, it's that the frothy film strikes a nice balance between the ridiculous and the, well, slightly less ridiculous.
- 40Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoBoxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoOn the surface Monte Carlo is charming, oddly down-home wish-fulfillment, but it's riddled with unexplored class issues and generic filmmaking.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyThe Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyEven as she is the center of attention here in a double role, the jury is still out on Gomez's bigscreen potential; she's not very appealing or magnetic here, nor does she display any particular comic gifts for this sort of broad fare.
- 38Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreThis script, this leaden direction ensures that even as the teen wish-fulfillment fantasy, complete with young women playing dress-up, Monte Carlo fails.
- 33The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasMonte Carlo finally resolves itself in a farcical climax that at least shows a little energy, but it isn't enough to overcome the discomfiting tensions and indifferent formula filmmaking that plagues nearly every scene.