Chivalry is Dead !!

This weekend I was in the mood to laugh so I decided to see the med-evil comedy Your Highness. The movie was directed by David Gordon Green and stars Danny R. McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Rasmus Hardiker,Zooey Deschanel,  and Justin Theroux.

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Review

The basic premise of the movie is that Thaddeus (Danny McBride) the lazy brother of Fabious (James Franco) team up for an epic comedy adventure set in a fantastical world. Thadeous has been living in the shadow of his older brother, the fearless Fabious , since they were kids and continues to resent his sibling.  Fabious’s fiancée Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux). Despite their differences, Thadeous joins Fabious to trek across the dangerous lands to free the princess. Joined by Isabel (Natalie Portman)--an mysterious warrior with a dangerous agenda of her own--the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna before their kingdom is destroyed.

The Good

Rasmus Hardiker, who plays Thadious' court jester Courtney, was the star of the movie. He made me laugh the most out of anyone. He had hysterical faces and delivered some great lines. Another good thing was that they did a good job at spoofing different movies and genres that are out right now.

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The Bad

Other than the chuckles I received from the jester Courtney, the film had very little other laughs and a lot of crude and random moments. For instance, when Thadious and Fabious meet the strange man with the large monster hand, the battle goes on far too long and becomes quite uncomfortable. Most of the funny parts are in the previews and the storyline did not have any twist or turns so it was really predictable. I did not think the storyline involving the medieval knights was entertaining enough to carry the movie all the way through. You either have to be high or a 13-year-old kid to find this movie amusing.  

Overall

In my book Your Highness was a failure. The only reason people would be drawn to this movie is because of its cast of A-list actors who fail to make this movie a success. But I cannot place all the blame on them because the storyline was horrendous and predictable. It seems like people across the nation agreed with me because movieweb.com reported that Your Highness opened at number six this past weekend, taking in a meager $9 million at the box office. I felt like they put a lot of money into this movie and because of the outcome , they will make little profit. This movie gets a 4.4 on the Chan-O-Meter.