Your Highness

At one point during the film I was laughing so hard I got tunnel vision amd almost passed out.

I don't particularly like Zoey Deschanel as an actress, or even as a human being for that matter; she encompasses every reason I have a grudge against women. I say this because I want you to understand the magnitude of my words when I tell you, the finale of this film redeems her in my eyes.

Danny McBride was amusing, I actually and thoroughly liked him in this film; he was far less of a moron than he is normally portrayed in all of his previous films, and his mix of modern terminology with an olde English accent was a rather hilarious addition, it makes his character seem ahead of the times. Which was either a strike of ingenuity or a sign of pure McBride laziness.

What really drew me to see this movie was James Franco. I love Franco's serious work; he is really quite talented as an actor, so when I see him in a comedy like this I'm very forgivable, because I have seen his range of skill. Franco's performance as funny as he was in Pineapple Express, but slightly more adorable in his Olde Times naivety.

Maybe it's my movie star crush that clouds my judgement, but when isn't there a movie with Natalie Portman where she isn't amazing? In Your Highness she is (as  to be expected) the outright pinnacle of female badassery. She kicks more ass then the total combination of all three heroes. In addition to her stunning action performance, she had the only believable accent in the movie.

Loved the mythical homages to many films such as the Lord of the Rings series. The sword they quest for was pretty badass looking, and my favorite part of the film is how they added a nice Conan: the Barbarian touch upon it's discovery. McBride has an epic victory over the guardian of this mythical blade, and like his brother (Franco) explains, he must take a glorious trophy of his kill, and my oh my is it ever glorious.

All in all, I felt the whole movie was trying too hard to be too funny. I didn't laugh nearly as much as I expected, however it was enjoyable, and worth the price of a ticket. Although, if you're not a huge fan of Danny McBride films, I'd say you're better off waiting for the DVD/Bluray release.