Genre: Family/ Adventure/ Action
Runtime: 120 minutes
Year: 2019
Starring: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough, Dean Chaumoo, Tom Taylor, Rhianna Doris, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson, Angus Imrie
Description: A group of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2020 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 1: A FANTASY MOVIE
Review: “The Kid Who Would Be King” is a family fantasy film filled with adventure, written and directed by Joe Cornish.
The film is set in the modern world and a young Merlin has to find king Arthur in this world, to remind him who he really is. Arthur is trapped in the body of the young student Alex, without him knowing that this is his destiny. When Alex accidentally finds the magical sword Excalibur, he is vaguely reminded of it. Alex has to convince his friends and foes who they really are. And this all before evil sorceress Morgana attacks and jeopardizes the future.
The story of King Arthur has been told so many times, but this version is very different and targeted at a young audience. Young kids can relate to this film, because most actors are also young kids.
To find a strong young cast is really hard to do, but for the most part this film succeeds. Especially Louis Ashbourne Serkis (the son of Andy Serkis) is very strong, who stars in his first movie. Also Angus Imrie, who plays the young Merlin, is noteworthy. Patrick Stewart takes on the role of the older Merlin and is only in a few scenes. The villains in the films are a bit one-dimensional and don’t really get a lot of attention. Rebecca Ferguson is such a fantastic actress, so the role of the villain could have given her so much more. But the film doesn’t pay enough attention this and make the villains a bit bland.
Targeted at children, make it a fun family film. But overall it’s a pretty forgettable film.
Rating: 3 / 5
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