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The King's Daughter
The King's Daughter

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The King's Daughter

PG·2022·94m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Sean McNamara

Novel

Vonda N. McIntyre

Screenplay

James Schamus

Screenplay

Barry Berman

Reviews

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msbreviews

February 26, 2022

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"The King's Daughter is everything viewers expected: a formulaic, uninteresting story filled with old-fashioned cliches and spine-chilling visual effects - not in a good way.

Not a single filmmaker and respective creative team deserve to have their work stuck in a seven-year limbo until it's released, let alone due to scheduling and budget issues. However, while the horrible VFX can be forgiven, the disappointing narrative can't be saved, not even by the also underwhelming performances.

Pierce Brosnan (False Positive) seems to represent a caricature, while Kaya Scodelario (Crawl) benefits from the release delay, which fortunately didn't negatively impact her early career. The only positive point is that, in fact, it reached the big screen.

Too bad it's not worth it."

Rating: D-

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$40,500,000.00

Revenue:

$2,200,000.00

Keywords

based on novel or book
immortality
mermaid
period drama
illegitimate child
quest
17th century