'The Princess' A Review

The Princess is a medieval action movie that follows the titular Princess(Joey King) as she comes-to after fleeing a marriage with villainous Julius(Dominic Cooper) only to be captured with the intent of forcing the issue. She must fight her way out of the tower she's locked in, save her family, and reclaim the throne.

King gives a commanding physical performance, clearly doing most if not all of her own stunts, given the thrilling and complicated choreography this is no mean feet. She doesn't have much in the way of character but the action is relatively propulsive, the momentum relatively steady, so it doesn't particularly detract. Cooper is full-on mustache twirling villain, which is fun but like virtually all the characters in the script, his is underwritten and the weight falls on the production design and action to carry the day(which it mostly does).

Good practical sets, some cheap CGI, great costuming, an anachronistic score, and stellar fight sequences all work together to make something if not by any stretch great, at least fun, playful, and promising.

Solid bubblegum entertainment.

Currently streaming on Hulu.

Rent It.