Fantasy isn't my favorite genre, but I thought this one was a lot of fun. LOTR or Willow it is not. I highly doubt it will stand the test of time because it lacks the depth and complexity of great fantasy movies. Even so, it was (for me, anyway) a nail-biter and a perfect low-investment, high-velocity movie for a night when you just want pure entertainment. There are a few missteps that made me roll my eyes a bit, such as Brown's overdone makeup, but I wasn't expecting great art. My only regret is that I watched it right before bedtime, because it was so exciting that I had a hard time falling asleep and sleeping deeply.
Plot summary
A young woman's marriage to a charming prince turns into a fierce fight for survival when she's offered up as a sacrifice to a fire-breathing dragon.
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March 30, 2024 at 08:16 PM
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Lots of fun for a casual movie night!
Good movie. That's it.
I don't really understand why people expect masterpieces from every new movie release.
Damsel is fun, entertaining, special effects are really good, better than latest summer blockbusters with bigger budgets (despite what IGN says) and the plot delivers exactly what it sells. This is not an indie Oscar Winner movie and it doesn't pretend to be neither.
Stop trying to look for art in everything, like there are Bethoveen masterpieces and Tomorrowland EDM music to just jump around there are also movies to admire with all your senses and movies to enjoy on a Sunday evening.
The movie is good and it doesn't deserve to be bashed because people were looking for another Schindler's List on it.
Here's the problem....
You simply cannot make a whole fantasy dragon/princess epic experience and totally not develop the character's stories.
Good points...
Cinematically, this thing was beautiful.
The CGI Was incredible. Netflix spent all our money on that part.
The actors acted the hell out of their parts....even the dragon.
Bad points....
Excuse me whilst I stew over the under utilization of both Angela Bassett and Robin Wright. Both of those characters had such potential....those actors should take someone to task at the utter waste of their potential in what could have been memorable roles.
Whoever wrote or edited the entire royals vs dragon back story needs to go back to school.
Millie was great as always, but even her character was drawn in such a way that I didn't have time to develop caring for her until she saved the dragons life.
This entire thing could have been 10s across the board. Shame on y'all for making this a 5.
I haven't been this annoyed at Netflix for awhile.