Despite its 'Princess Bride' vibe, 'Damsel' turns dark and dreary way too fast.
sets us straight instantly in her new movie "Damsel" with her opening voiceover as the fiercely independent Princess Elodie: "There are many stories of chivalry where the heroic knight saves the damsel in distress. This is not one of them."
It seems that every generation the rulers of the lush kingdom of Aurea must sacrifice three princess brides to the fire-breathing dragon living in a mountain cave.Elodie's next on deck. She's barely said "I-do" to the prince, who's a real tool, when he picks her up and hurls her into the rocky cave for dragon snack time. Suddenly, the swoony fantasy the romantics among us were hoping for turns into a PG-13 horror show for the torture-porn crowd.
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