Off with her head!

After much thought, I final sat here to jot down my thought for the other week's movie:

In a distant land filled with magic and wonder, we find a kingdom much like any other. We have a hopefully overbearing king, the valiant first son of the king, a saved maiden, the faithful man servant, a spirited heroine, and the dopey second son of the king. With the forces of evil, our confident eldest prince finds his true love stolen from him on his wedding day. Because of these ill doings, our second-more home spun-Prince must venture forth with his bother to find and return his brother's soon to be bride.

Opening night is usually filled with wonder and a sense of heightened expectations before one enters the cineplex parking lot. After a great meal at the local Irish pub, we entered the theater with filled bellies stuffed with corned beef, Shepard's pie, and fish and chips. The day's expectation of this movie gave me much hope that this will be humorously vibrant film. Sadly, this was not to be. Though the movie did have it's moments of hilarity, the second oldest prince played by Danny McBride is like many other roles that he's been scripted in before. His rendition of an English/Scottish/Irish accent can be forgivable, but when his motions and speech reflect his persona from the HBO series Eastbound and Down, it's almost unforgivable-Even if it's Danny McBride. After all, he was pretty good in Up in the Air-Even when he was paired with George Clooney. The only saving grace for this movie is a nearly naked Natalie Portman in a chastity belt standing next to a pool. I guess that'll give it one more point on my scale.

Though this portrayal wasn't for me, I'm sure there are folks out there that will love this screen play. Those people would more than likely be fans of filmed tales like; Pineapple Express, Walk Hard, and the Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

For it's simpleton humor and an almost naked Natalie Portman, this film gets 3 out of 10 Labyrinths-Just pray that the Minotaur kills you-or does worse-before you need to see the rest of the showing.