Monday, 4 February 2013

Fantasy follies


The Princess Bride (1987)

Directed by Rob Reiner this film based on the novel of the same name stars Cary Elwes, Robin Wright and Peter Falk. A grandfather reads his sick grandson a book about a princess and her husband to be.

Having something of a reputation as a cult classic I was expecting a fair amount from this film but it ended up falling a little short. What the film has going for it is a silly sense of humour through out that just about carries the film but the plot does not bare too much thinking about and suffers from the princess being one of the most passive characters in modern cinema. Some of the set and special effects look a bit ropey at time as well which does not really help matters either.

2/5

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