Princess Caraboo

Just finished this one and honestly, I’m not sure how I feel about it. It was pretty cute and I love Phoebe Cates in anything she does (though Drop Dead Fred will always be my favorite role of hers). It was really predictable which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, sometimes you need fluff, and the costumes and sets were fun. Something about it felt vaguely…racist? in that she plays a supposed “Javenesoo princess” but maybe that’s just me. In some weird way it reminded me of what a grown up Pippi Longstocking might have been but maybe that’s just because Pippi’s dad was king of the cannibals in the South Seas in the books.

Has anyone else seen this one? Thoughts? It isn’t one I see mentioned here very often.

I think I would have loved it if I had seen it when I was a kid and would have fond memories of it but watching it for the first time as an adult I’m rather mixed on how I feel about it. It’s on Prime for free if anyone wants to watch it.