Damsel (2024)
5/10
Starring
Millie
Bobby Brown
Ray
Winstone
Nick
Robinson
Shohreh
Aghdashloo
Angela
Bassett
Robin
Wright
Directed
by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Damsel
is not one of the most spectacular fantasy films I have seen and even though
the story lacks the needed plot lines and deep background to make you more able
to be invested in the idea of it, it redeems itself a bit with the play hunt
between the dragon and Elodie (Millie Bobby Brown).
Other
than that, for a short film run (which is magnificent) the film has its boring
moments. It is not well paced, and Millie seems to be the only thing good about
this film. Her acting and investment in her character made the film bearable. She
deserves a lot of praise for her role as a leading lady, for she carried this film.
The special
effects were not the best in this film, but in the end, I will have to admit when
the film introduction was out of the way, and she was in the dragon’s lair the
film had my attention. It has been a while since I have seen a new film which
made me stay to the end, and me not skipping to the end as this is Netflix production
on their platform, I have such luxury.
The film’s plot is
spread over the length of the film (to create a surprise feel), but I will give
you a brief of what the Queen of the land where the dragon tortures shared.
The dragon she
said has been terrorizing their village and killing its people, so the king
went to the dragon’s lair to confront it with his men. The dragon killed them
all as you would guess, but spared the king and made a deal with it, which is
to revenge the attack on her lair by killing all the king’s daughters, from one
generation to another.
So, if you have
seen the trailer of this film, you already know how Elodie found herself in the
dragon’s lair. If you have not seen the trailer, I will not share it here in
case you want to be surprised on how she got there.
Once she was in
the liar, she was in the dragon’s game of play hunt. The dragon has been doing
this for generations to all the girls who are dropped in her lair. She chases
them and allows them to think they can escape, then when she is tired of the taunt
it catches them and burns them alive.
Elodie was lucky,
when she was to be burnt, someone caused a distraction.
In the end,
Netflix has a film that many will see if they have the time, even though I say
it is an OK film to see, it will be very hard for me to recommend it.
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