You'd think they killed her dog.
I found this to be vampy, campy and fun. It was surprising a very enjoyable and entertaining way to kill 90 minutes.
Another 90 pound waif that can take out legions of battle hardened warriors because she got ninja training in the Middle Ages. Uh-huh, just put this one up there with the endless gobs of other movies about 90 pound waifs that lay waste to everyone in their path because, reasons. For action, it's an OK movie, but get constantly distracted by the reaction "uh, no way that little girl just did that". Not that girls can't but I've met the girls who can and they are far more jacked than this little noodle arm.
1.50 meter woman beats an army of men. This is where lesbian feminizm comes.
I'm not saying a woman cannot be an action hero. I am a huge fan of women action heroes like Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor, The Bride. The actresses of those movies were believable. This movie doesn't have that kind of talent.
YA fantasy literature has seen a lot of awesome badass princesses in the past decade, with books getting grittier every year. So it’s not surprising Disney wanted to cash in on trend. Joey King is pretty rad in this, with really fun, over-the-top action scenes.
However, the story itself is barely cohesive and packs no real emotional punch. A bit of a shame really. It’s just one fight scene after another.
I enjoyed it nice Xena Warrior Princess vibes
A well acted movie with good production, but sadly just a vehicle for Joey King to dip her toe in action, hopefully she won't be swimming.
This was a lot of fun.
This movie has no damn right to be this good.
So, yeah. Don't expect a story. There isn't any. It's the generic medieval princesses can't be fighters and can't decide who they marry. We've seen it with Brave and dozens of other movies.
But, the plot isn't what makes this movie good.
There is enough plot and consistency to don't get boring, to bring you through the scenes. To the important parts. Like several dozens really well choreographed fighting scenes. They are soooo good.
Neither looking unrealistic nor overblown. And you can see from very few cuts and long scenes that they really put a lot of work into those.
This is where the movie shines. It's 90 minutes fighting fantasy of how a young woman can be what she wants, and beats up every single bad guys in amazing style.
The ending scene was expected, but still touching, so there's that as well.
Solid 9/10
I am really surprised by this movie.
It was ok. I liked the action, and while the plot wasn't complex it was still enjoyable to watch.
I didn't expect much from this film and while it won't go into the hall of fame, it was really good.
Was pure action with a little plot but sometimes simple works. If you're looking for a movie that is essentially one long fight scene and love swords then this is for you.
its not Good necessarily, but its a Lot of fun and i had a good time
Pretty cool movie, loved the action, very entertaining
She kicks ass like John Wick
This was a pleasant surprise, a very underrated movie. I watched it on a whim not expecting much and ended up really enjoying it.
There is very little plot outside the "Princess being forced to marry the Evil Prince" trope. But where this movies subverts the trope is that the Princess rescues herself (with a little help from her trainer, Linh.) There is no love interest or knight in shining armour waiting in the wings to ride in and save the day which was so, so refreshing.
The majority of the movie is filled with scene upon scene of well choreographed fight scenes as The Princess escapes from the tower and makes her way to save her family. And while yes, some of the fight scenes were totally unbelievable, they were still very well done and the entire movie was action packed, and it held my attention from the start to end.
Pure action flick, just like The Raid or John Wick with a female protagonist and a medieval setting. Fun to watch if you like movies focused almost exclusively on action and combat choreographies.
Not as good as the titles mentioned above of course but still worth watching.
If you were ever overly concerned about the thin plots of movies like Die Hard, Speed, or Escape from New York, you may want to skip this movie. Otherwise, enjoy it for what it is, a fun action flick.
Meh - very corny. Kind of hard to watch, managed to finish it though. Ha.
Not much of a plot or story development. Just a straight up action movie with scene after scene of violent fight scenes as this movie follows a midevel princess who has denied the match to a man who will take the throne and has now taken her prisoner to force her into marriage, but little do they know she has secretly trained as a night; so she single handedly fights for her and her parents freedom. The filming and special affects and great acting by Joey King makes this for an entertaining watch.
I would 10/10 play a videogame based off of this. it was a super light and fun action brawler with a princess kicking ass. I saw a lot of complaints about script and what not but this is similar to many other action movies played by men so not sure what's the big surprise that this genre has a predictable formula.....the acting was okay and you knew how it would end 5 minutes into the movie but again it does its purpose. in my opinion, this is overall a fun movie to watch with not lots of thinking involved .
Wow! I grossly underestimated this movie. The trailer betrayed this movie. I thought it was going to be a cute movie. Oh was I wrong, this movie is violent and I may say funny. A definitely MUST-WATCH!
Not bad, but generally it was weird. It seems like it was written to be a videogame (movement→small room with enemies→movement→small room with enemies...) and the fights were too exaggerated. However, it was enjoyable, even if I haven't understood why the realm was so important.
That was much better than expected. Lots of great action (no story, but that’s ok). Think of Transporter or something similar with a female lead and swords.
definitely not bad. suprising good fighting and action but sometimes it seems nothing is at stake and its not really thrilling. could be better but could be much worse.
this is the one of the worst stereotype movie I watched. cringe fest. I'm so surprised to read some people's review. maybe because I've scene so many movies like this. I could tell what will the character is going to say or do even before they do it. so predictable. the only scene I liked that, the princess escaping from army by jumping aross.. that was dope. also Joey king did whatever she could to save this movie.
It was pretty rubbish movie. No script, fairly predictable after a while.
But you need to watch it. 90 minutes of non stop fight scenes with the Princess endlessly beating the **** out of the big knites. If you can imagine a Die Hard with a 20 year old Princess in medieval times, but with more fighting and less plot, you probably have a sense of this movie.
Not sure how I ended up watching it, and surprised I haven't see more of it. But it was pretty unique, and great to see an awesome female lead action film. Shame the script was awful. Lets hope there is a sequel with a bit more budget for writers.
I ran out of shows to watch and saw this so i figured i'll give it a shot. Definitely action packed from the start till the end but story wise, it's actually a very basic/simple storyline. Obviously, the show was just focusing on a girl kickin' ass so if you're into it, i guess it's not too bad.
Shout by Lee Brown Barrow Movie BuffVIP 3BlockedParent2022-07-03T07:55:55Z
Joey King impresses in this thinly written but enjoyable action pic.