Stars: 4/5 ⭐️This was very good, but also not very good at the same time, and I'm not sure how to deal with that. Following The Princess, played by Joey King, she must escape her captors, and help restore balance to the kingdom, by killing this guy who wanted to marry her, and take over the throne, but when she said no, he seized the castle and locked her away. So, I thought that was her motive throughout the film, which it was, however about 50 minutes to an hour into the film, we learn that she wanted to take over the kingdom when her father passed on, because she was a skilled fighter, just like all the men in the kingdom, and she could wield the power. Also, I think her character was a lesbian, and it seems like she has a girlfriend, Linh, played by Ngô Thanh Vân who helped her train to be an expert with weaponry. Also, let me say, the actress is 43, and Joey is 22, and they look the same age, which is crazy, but back to the point, The Princess, I'm pretty sure Linh is her girlfriend, and it seems like they were going to kiss in the end, but I think it was probably taken out because straight people don't like that, or whatever. So, the Princess she's killing all these people, and really the people who should get some big props, always, but especially for this movie are stunt coordinators, and stunt actors, because there were a lot of stunts, but the way that the movie worked, it felt all real, where there wasn't like 20 cuts per second or anything, and it seemed that Joey King did a fair amount of her own stunts, which is awesome for her because that would be cool to see her in the action genre more, since she's mostly been in dramas and rom-coms, so The Process excites me to see her in Bullet Train later this year. But getting back to the movie again, there really isn't that much to say, most people have given bad reviews because there aren't that many emotional stakes in the movie, and I agree, but sometimes it's fun to just see people fight each other for ninety minutes, plus there was a lot of comedy and creativity in the fighting throughout the movie, so there never felt like there was any similar fight sequence. And that's what I liked about it. I wasn't going into this movie expecting it to be full of drama, and by the trailer, it's obvious what you should expect from this film, which makes me kinda confused where people are saying it's bad, cause I feel like it does stick to its premise, and promise from the trailer of the movie. Also, a big theme in this movie is feminism, because it's about a princess who does the saving, and she doesn't even have a male love interest, which is great, and now thinking about it, I didn't even think she would, and I'm happy it stayed that way because there are movies like that that have male love interests for no apparent reason, looking at you Elona Holmes. However, I feel like the theme is a bit on the nose sometimes, where it can feel a bit rocky, and almost like fake feminism if that makes sense. But the film is great, it's fun, action-packed, and witty, with some even describing it as the cut scenes in a medieval video game. And I still believe that The Princess and Linh are dating, or have dated, or have feelings for each other because the two actresses' chemistry was amazing, and then they did a forehead bump, wrapping their arms around each other, while everyone cheered, and if that doesn't sound like straights writing a gay film, I don't know what does.
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