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Major plot hole (spoiler)

posted 13 years ago by enathanb1
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When checking in at a foreign hotel, travelers are asked to surrender their passports to the hotel. This is to ensure that the hotel gets paid when you check out, as you don't get your passport back until you have paid the bill. As such, when Selena's character checks in at the hotel in Monte Carlo, the desk clerk would know immediately from her passport that she was an american and not the british heiress she was pretending to be. But this fact would have stopped this movie short, and was obviously passed over to continue the story.

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[–] star168 13 years ago

In the book the movie was based on, the hotel never asks to see their passports either. One of the women pretends to be a Russian Baroness and figures out how to make reservations under their fake identities without the hotel requesting their passports.

My big plot hole was Cordelia doesn't have caller id when her aunt phones her from the polo match?

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[–] anglfce515 13 years ago

I took that as, she just didn't have or want her aunt's number in her phone. lol.

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[–] chrwl007 13 years ago

My big plot hole was Cordelia doesn't have caller id when her aunt phones her from the polo match?

Both Cordelia and her aunt were using international roaming at the time (both are originally on a British mobile network, I presume) and there was probably just a technical problem. Not really that big a deal.

The aunt could also have blocked her caller ID, to ensure that Cordelia answers the phone. If she saw it was her aunt, she might not have answered.

[–] amandapanda_1987 13 years ago

big plot hole is... where was Cordelia???? she was meant to go to things but what she just didnt show up? also why did she go to the hotel and leave? what she had no plans on staying at all?

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[–] Blairocity 13 years ago

It was probably already paid for, considering she was an heiress. I bet the rules are a little different for "royalty".

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[–] loralee_87 13 years ago

Is impersonating a normal person (i.e. not a police officer or official or someone) ACTUALLY a crime? I'm thinking probably not, but I could be wrong.

Just some food for thought,
Peace, Y'all!
Loralee :)

[–] XenatrixElixir 13 years ago

"Is impersonating a normal person (i.e. not a police officer or official or someone) ACTUALLY a crime? I'm thinking probably not, but I could be wrong."

I'm sorry, but did you seriously ask that? Impersonating ANYONE is illegal, it's called Identity Fraud and is a pretty serious crime.

[–] loralee_87 13 years ago

" I'm sorry, but did you seriously ask that? Impersonating ANYONE is illegal, it's called Identity Fraud and is a pretty serious crime."

Perhaps you are right, Alicia. I was under the impression that Identify Fraud/Theft was when a criminal stole someone's identity/credit card info/bank account info etc. to steal money and/or property from the victim. Clearly--if the vehemence of you reply is any indication--I was wrong.

Putting the idea of crime aside, I kinda thought the character just didn't correct those who presumed she was the Scott girl. She didn't seem to have bad motives in this situation. In fact, I believe she continued to allow people their misconception because she knew if she didn't do so, the children's charity would lose all the money they expected to earn from the donation of that expensive necklace. If you recall--when confronted--the regular girl girl begged Ms. Scott's aunt not to tell anyone because if she did, the children would lose all that money. I'm just saying that the authorities get to decide whom they prosecute and they must have decided that they didn't want to prosecute in this case.

No worries. Just thinking and talking and discussing.

Just some food for thought,
Peace, Y'all!
Loralee :)

[–] Sandman143 12 years ago

I love that scene where Cordelia's arguing with the police captain about arresting the girls, and he makes excuses for not taking them in, and Cordelia says "Well I'm not happy" and he says "Well, this I can do nothing about."

"They stole my necklace, aren't you going to arrest them."
"Why? They seem veeery niiiice."

[–] Captian_Scallywag 13 years ago

Not all hotels in Europe as for your passport. When I was in London and Paris I never had to give up my passport.

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[–] HelenKeller69 13 years ago

OH MY GOD YOU'RE *beep* RIGHT. Well, damn. I guess this is no longer my leader for the Best Writing Oscar.

[–] xsweetcharmx 13 years ago

When I was in France & England I didn't have to give my passport.. I've been to a lot of countries and I've never had to give my passport to the hotels. lol

[–] TearzOfAcid73 13 years ago

Where do you get this idea from? I've been abroad several times in the last few years and I have never had to show my passport or surrender it when I checked into my hotels.

This movie has other plot problems though.

[–] purban 13 years ago

Why would a hotel need your passport to ensure payment when the room is payed in advance? I never had to keep my passport at my hotel in Italy; they had my Visa credit card number.