![I had extremely low hopes for Your Highness. This is probably one of the main reasons I ended up enjoying it as much as I did.
A film that feels like a mix of Harold and Kumar and Pineapple Express (with a little bit of The Princess Bride), Your Highness is silly and non-threatening. The stakes aren’t high, the plot is incredibly thin, and the acting is horrible - but somehow the film is fun enough to bypass all of these negatives. It’s offensive and crude, but hearing Danny McBride and James Franco spout their worst English accents and prance around knowing that they’re making a ridiculous film washes away all the negative things I could say about the film.
I always say that it’s an important distinction to make in filmmaking (when making a bad film on purpose) is to point out the fact that you are doing so. If you put out a bad film and don’t realize it (Twilight, The Room, etc) then you can really end up having your feelings hurt when people berate and tear apart your film. Your Highness knows it’s not a good film and goes out of its way to ensure that you’re constantly reminded of this fact by throwing more and more ridiculous things at the audience, forcing them to accept this.
It’s not a good movie, in fact it’s really bad. But that’s why it’s so good.
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I had extremely low hopes for Your Highness. This is probably one of the main reasons I ended up enjoying it as much as I did.
A film that feels like a mix of Harold and Kumar and Pineapple Express (with a little bit of The Princess Bride), Your Highness is silly and non-threatening. The stakes aren’t high, the plot is incredibly thin, and the acting is horrible - but somehow the film is fun enough to bypass all of these negatives. It’s offensive and crude, but hearing Danny McBride and James Franco spout their worst English accents and prance around knowing that they’re making a ridiculous film washes away all the negative things I could say about the film.
I always say that it’s an important distinction to make in filmmaking (when making a bad film on purpose) is to point out the fact that you are doing so. If you put out a bad film and don’t realize it (Twilight, The Room, etc) then you can really end up having your feelings hurt when people berate and tear apart your film. Your Highness knows it’s not a good film and goes out of its way to ensure that you’re constantly reminded of this fact by throwing more and more ridiculous things at the audience, forcing them to accept this.
It’s not a good movie, in fact it’s really bad. But that’s why it’s so good.
Buy it on Amazon.ca:
Your Highness
Your Highness [Blu-ray]
