Friday, May 24, 2019

The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)


IMDb plot summary: A band of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace.
Directed by Joe Cornish. Starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Dean Chaumoo, Angus Imrie, and Denise Gough.

This is most definitely a movie that would appeal more to a younger audience. I thought maybe it'd be a strong contender for adults too, since it got off to a great start, but as it treads into more serious/action-heavy territory, it loses a lot of the lightness that made it engaging in the first place and becomes a much more traditional kids' fantasy action flick. Not bad, but not as well-done as I hoped it would be.

How it entered my Flickchart:
The Kid Who Would Be King < 300
The Kid Who Would Be King > The Cocoanuts
The Kid Who Would Be King > It Comes at Night
The Kid Who Would Be King > Paris, je t'aime
The Kid Who Would Be King > Cinderella (1950)
The Kid Who Would Be King < The Family Man
The Kid Who Would Be King < Fish Tank
The Kid Who Would Be King > Coraline
The Kid Who Would Be King < Wedding Crashers
The Kid Who Would Be King < A Star Is Born (1954)
The Kid Who Would Be King < Stepmom
The Kid Who Would Be King > Revolutionary Road
Final spot: #1569 out of 2977.

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