Remember when they say to be careful what you wished for. Well Wizards of Waverly Place incorporated this in their storyline. Alex (Selena Gomez) wished that their parents haven’t met and it came through. Now Alex and her brothers Max (Jake T. Austin) and Justin (David Henrie) must find a way to break the wish before they disappear.

Yes, it’s pretty much like in Back to the Future where Marty McFly must play matchmaker to his parent and make them fall in love before he disappears from existence. But in Wizards of Waverly Place, they managed to make do with the premise and kept it fresh.

Another nice thing about Wizards of Waverly Place is that it is funny without trying hard like the rest of the new DCOMs. It was fun to see the parents, Jerry (David DeLuise) and Theresa (Maria Canals-Barrera), act like real parents and the chemistry between them and their reel-children was good.

Alex Russo (Selena Gomez): Javier, why don’t you go find someone else who doesn’t have their mom watching out for them? Yeah, kay bye!

But the star of the show is definitely Selena Gomez. She proves to us that she’s not just a pretty face but a good actress too. As Alex, she caused trouble being the rebellious middle child. They need to find the Stone of Dreams to undo the wish. But it was not easy because there are other wizards looking for it as well.

To be honest I haven’t seen all of the Wizards of Waverly Place episodes before I saw the movie but it doesn’t matter. The movie stood alone and can appeal to anyone, even to thirty year old guys like me. I would wish other DCOMs to disappear from existence but not this one.

The plot of Princess Protection Program is too predictable.  The audience is like a bunch of fortune tellers that can tell what will happen next.   There are no surprises in this one.  But that doesn’t mean that the movie is boring.   In contrast, you won’t know how much time has passed by.

Demi Lovato might be the princess of the movie but Selena Gomez is definitely the star in this one.  Her cuteness level in Princess Protection Program is more than 100%.  She’s growing up to be a fine actress as well.  Hope she gets more challenging roles in the future that can showcase her acting skills.

Princess Protection Program knows that their target audiences are young girls who adore Disney princesses.  The movie paid homage to the Disney princesses with the gowns inspired by Belle and Cinderella.  You might get the feeling that this is another Cinderella movie.  It’s full movie duration is one hour and a half and it’s pure fun for the whole family.

There’s nothing new about this retelling except that it’s the Cinderella for the Step Up generation. It’s cheesy as it can get. Someone I know who saw this and Hillary Duff’s version said that he liked Selena’s version more. What’s there to hate about Selena. She’s cute and adorable. Hope she doesn’t grow up into another Lohan or Spears.

My generation doesn’t need Another Cinderella Story but this generation does. It was a fun movie to waste my time on.

Mary (Selena Gomez): You don’t have to pretend that you like me. I had enough charity to last a lifetime.

Don’t worry Selena. Your performance was great that I like you a lot already. Not in a dirty old man sorta way…