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- Also Known As:
- Unknown
- Year:
- 1987
- Country:
- Predominant Genre:
- Comedy
- Director:
- Outstanding Performances:
- Premiss:
- Classic fairy tale with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess and kissing.
- Themes:
- Christianity | Compassion | Destiny | Friendship | Humanity | Identity | Loyalty | Narcissism | Personal change | Self-expression | Snobbery | Solipsism | Stereotyping | White culture
- Similar (in Plot, Theme or Style) to:
- Unknown
- Review Format:
- DVD
Rather lackluster fairy-tale parody with some excellent and very funny moments.
The problem is that there is no unifying theme for the actors to get their teeth into nor for the audience to commit to. The performers are all in different movies and this is clearly reflected in their performances. Without the Monty Python school of medievalism, there is little inherently funny about this film’s take on myth and legend and our need for story, as such, and ‘true love’ in particular.
Only the luminous Robin WRIGHT has any real understanding of how she should play her role of the tomboy who would be a princess. In this, she is ably supported by Mandy PATINKIN as the ambidextrous swordsman bent on revenge for the murder of his father twenty years before.
A half finished movie that is a very interesting disappointment.
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