The Princess (2022)

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It's a movie that I watched. 1 year 9 months ago
Siskoid
I don't know why stories about betrothed medieval-ish girls refusing their suitors was in the zeitgeist in 2022, but The Princess is the fourth instance I've found (along with Catherine Called Birdie, Rosaline, and the Willow TV series). This one is really The Raid in the tower where a princess is being held against her will, but in the reverse direction because Joey King isn't waiting around for some guy to save her. And because she has to save her family from the dangerous usurper who wanted to marry her to get the keys to the kingdom (Dominic Cooper), it's a little bit Die Hard too. And... I am there FOR it! Yes, it's a little repetitive, but there are enough different environments and action gags to keep things lively, and it's just fun to watch the princess use all sorts of martial arts to absolutely destroy nasty guards literally three times her size. Even with the flashbacks, the story is thin (especially given that several of those flashbacks are training scenes), but that's not what The Princess is for. It's a high-octane "Game of Death" that never lets up and I don't need it to be anything more. 1 year 3 months ago