At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival , notable absences at the press conference and official photo-call were Weinstein and the film 's screenwriter Amel . Weinstein cited charitable work in Syria as the reason for his absence , while Amel told '' The Hollywood Reporter '' that " he does n’t want his " big first Cannes moment " undermined by the controversy surrounding the dueling cuts . " The film was overwhelmingly panned by critics . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , reports that 11 % of 70 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating was 3.3 / 10 . The website 's critical consensus reads : " Beautifully shot but utterly vapid , '' Grace of Monaco '' fails to honor either its subject or its audience . " Metacritic rated it a 21 out of 100 based on ten reviews , indicating " generally unfavorable reviews " . Film critic Peter Bradshaw of '' The Guardian '' called it " a film so awe-inspiringly wooden that it is basically a fire-risk " . '' The Hollywood Reporter '' s review opined that " The '' Shrek '' movies deconstruct fairy tale conventions with much more depth and wit than this dreary parade of lifeless celebrity waxworks " . Screen Daily 's Fionnuala Halligan described the film as " puzzlingly misjudged ... a minor royal Euro-pudding which lands awkwardly in sub - '' Roman Holiday '' territory "
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Grace of Monaco (film)