Your Highness

“Magic. Motherfucker!” An idiosyncratic approach to the fantasy genre in which the situations known from such films are spiced up with assorted variations of the word “fuck” and jokes based on somewhat juvenile awareness of the sexual differences between men and women and the possibility of copulation between one sex and the other (in other words: vagina here, penis there and a lot of  fucking). This approach isn’t very laborious, as it derives comedy exclusively from the uttering of words that are inappropriate in the given context. With a success rate of one out of every three or four attempts, there are many deaf spots in the film, not to mention the highly misogynistic ogling and treatment of the female characters. I was entertained in places and I recognised the amount of money invested in the money shots (though greater cheapness and self-deprecation wouldn’t have hurt anything), but this is something that I didn’t like enough that I would want to see it again. 60% (06/14/2011)

Your Highness is the creepy equivalent of any American fantasy, with derivatives of the word "fuck" appearing as if on a treadmill. The plot is prosaic and all the peripeteia around it are more or less old familiar clichés in a slightly different guise. The cast is likeable, Steve Jablonsky's music is great as always and the running time is optimal. I was most impressed by the Marteetee monster and the unconventionally conceived labyrinth with the minotaur. The film tries to be different compared to its genre contemporaries, which it succeeds in certain places, but falls short in others. (06/21/2011)

I mean it when I say I’d rather see Seth Rogen as Prince Thade, but whatever. This is an unbelievable torrent of the most vulgar, cheap, and lowest form of humor that can flow out of the Hollywood cesspit, and so turning up our noses at the oppressive preachers of morality who don't find this funny is certainly appropriate. I was roaring with laughter from the very beginning, only to realize a third of the way through that the film has a well-constructed regular fantasy story, which works mainly thanks to the great set design and Jablonsky’s perfect music. I don't care whether the film is really that perfect or I just happened to be in the right mood for it, and I give it a full score without any reservations. [PS: Natalie’s bath is exactly the moment when a guy’s brain inevitably bleeds out because his heart is pumping in a completely different direction. (01/04/2012)

I'm at a loss. I'll admit that I laughed at times and the film was properly awkward and cringeworthy, but for most of the running time it is pretty shaky and doesn't impress in any significant way. In fact, it's a little too serious for a farce in places, and too silly for a serious fantasy. It's to the point where I feel like David Gordon Green is simply a lost director, and not only does he not have a vision of what the film should be, but he doesn't even have key details or individual scenes that would blow the viewer away and make them go "yeah, that was nice”. And I'd rather not even mention how the boy has managed to screw up the entire Halloween franchise the last few years. I don't know about you David, but it's almost like you fuck up everything you touch. But I'll throw in a second star for the occasional fun... (04/07/2023)

This is such utter nonsense that it's not even nice. The film has absolutely idiotic characters, and it's unbelievable. Some of the gags are really stupid. But I can't help it, when I saw this in the movie theater, I had an incredible amount of fun with it. I literally laughed my head off during some scenes. I guess it was what I needed at the time, and it suited me perfectly. (04/05/2014)