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The King's Daughter

2022

Sean McNamara

Kaya Scodelario, Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Benjamin Walker ...

4.3

319

Drama. Fantasy. Adventure King Louis XIV's quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid's life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter's discovery of the creature.

	Author	Review
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"[It] is a film where things just keep happening, at a relentless pace, and no matter how incredible, fantastical or banal, they’re barely remarked upon by the characters, all of whom seem to be running around in circles."	NEG
United States	Natalia Winkelman The New York Times	"Puerile and plodding"	NEG
United States	Tara McNamara Common Sense Media	"This historical fantasy adventure makes everything all the more enticing with gorgeous production design, costumes, and cinematography (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Steven Scaife Slant	"Clumsy effects sink long-delayed historical fantasy. The film provides no space to explore its relationships, and as a result there’s little friction to the climax (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Matthew Monagle Austin Chronicle	"Everything in the movie is just a little better than the tumultuous production would lead you to believe, from the chemistry between Scodelario and Walker (...) to the cast’s performances (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Charles Bramesco AV Club	"A movie much more fun to research and describe than to actually watch"	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"[It] fails in part because of the thinness of what’s on-screen but there’s also a sense that the ideas picked through so haphazardly could have been harvested for a much better, more fulfilling experience (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG

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