Some movies are low brow. When you see the trailers for these movies online or during a trip to the theater you laugh and probably groan a little, and sometimes you still want to see them anyway because all it will be is dumb, mindless humor or mindless, eye popping action. Your Highness is one of these movies. I wanted to see it because I thought it looked like a fun time at the movies. Good news – I was right!
I don't have to tell you that some movies are great because they aren't heavy or serious. Hell, I'll never stop loving Baseketball (a high school favorite) and it is gutter humor and cheap gags all the way! I can confidently say the same for Your Highness. It is exactly what you would expect from the trailer – an age-old premise populated by cheap gags and dick jokes that didn't try to be anything more. The end result was a great time at the movies! If only more movies could understand this principle – just be what you are, because sometimes that all we want and nothing more.
Your Highness is a movie that you can tell everyone involved was just having a good time. James Franco (Prince Fabious) and Danny McBride (Prince Thadeous) team up once again with Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green for a very silly affair that involves an evil warlock, a mysterious warrior-woman (Natalie Portman) and an epic quest to rescue a maiden in distress (Zooey Deschanel). Oh, and a ton of sex jokes! For Franco and Portman, who were an Oscar nominee and Oscar winner respectively in 2011, they don't have anything to prove, so this was probably a nice “fluff” picture to work on following their efforts in 127 Hours and Black Swan.
Even so this movie is not high art, that is not to say it wasn't handled well. It was. The story was well done and even the CG wasn't bad. When the end credits rolled, I didn't feel like I wanted my money back. I paid for a fun time at the movies and it delivered. It certainly isn't for everyone, but if you like the swords and spells genre and are in the mood for a silly, albeit juvenile romp, you need only call for Your Highness. 7/10
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