I had absolutely no expectations for this movie at all, I figured it would just kill time on the elliptical machine. I did think that it was interesting that this movie came out simultaneously with Natalie Portman's and James Franco's Academy Award nominated performances in "Black Swan" and "127 Hours" respectively.
I think because of my low expectations, I actually did laugh throughout the movie and enjoyed the blatant disrespect of the English language for the time period. The movie is about a prince named Thadeous (Danny McBride) and his brother Fabious (James Franco). With Fabious' name a play on the word fabulous, that is what he is. He is the brave one, the hero and the leader, the next in line to be king. Thadeous is the bumbling, cocky, sex craving brother. Upon Fabious triumphant return and announcement of the future bride Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), she is kidnapped by an evil wizard to fulfill an ancient prophecy, the brothers embark on a journey. They meet up with Isabel (Natalie Portman) who is a warrior and captures the heart of Thaddeous.
Their adventure progresses along and as I previously stated, there are laughs and you may actually enjoy the movie, as long as you don't set your expectations so high.
I give it a 5 out of 10.
Next up is "Jane Erye."
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