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.
Pierce Brosnan
King Louis XIV
Kaya Scodelario
Marie-Josephe D'Alember
Benjamin Walker
Yves De La Croix
William Hurt
Pere La Chaise
Julie Andrews
Narrator
Fan Bingbing
Mermaid
Pablo Schreiber
Dr. Labarthe
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
Jean-Michel Lintillac
Rachel Griffiths
Abbess
Paul Ireland
Benoit
Crystal Clarke
Magali
Kaya Blocksage
Duchesse de Fontages
Kasia Kaczmarek
Sister Constance
Tom Morton
First Musketeer
Tiffany Hofstetter
Mother
Jessica Clarke
Madam Devereaux
Virginia Bowers
Marie-Josephe's Mother
Marc de Panda
Intendant of the King
Jorja Lindsay
Ella
Diane Duquesne
Courtisane
Jean-Baptiste Sagory
Nobleman 2
Crispin Freeman
Musketeer #6
Director
Sean McNamara
Novel
Vonda N. McIntyre
Screenplay
James Schamus
Screenplay
Barry Berman
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-