There is a bizarre, miniscule, silly cross section of culture that doesn’t get nearly enough attention, and that is across-the-pond teen romcoms that hinge on the dichotomy between Brits and Americans.
There’s more of these than you think: Mary-Kate and Ashley’s Winning London, What a Girl Wants starring Amanda Bynes, Wild Child, even The Parent Trap roughly fits the mold. And as crude as the comparisons are – all Brits are cold and unspeakably posh, all Americans are rowdy hicks – I lap them up every single time. Red, White and Royal Blue is no different.
