Film Review: Your Highness

Your Highness indeed! An appropriate title in more ways than one, this comedy stars Danny McBride as Thadeus, a lackluster second son living in the shadow of his hero brother Fabious (James Franco). Though wanting to escape his reputation, he also has no desire to change it...until he's forced on a quest by his father King Tallius (Charles Dance) to help Fabious get back his kidnapped betrothed Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel) from an evil magician named Leezar (Justin Theroux). Along the way they confront a perverted oracle, fight an evil savage chief with a wicked cauldron, an, er, lovelorn minatour, and enlist the help of a lone female warrior named Isabel (Natalie Portman) before finally taking down Leezar and getting Belladonna back. Despite the liberal use of the f-bomb, crude humor, and plenty of blood, there is also a surprise underlying message: with the love and loyalty of friends and family, you can defeat any obstacle if you try. Definitely a rennie man's buddy flick, there's also things in it ladies can enjoy too if they want a laugh. I give it 3 out of 5 stars 🙂