The King’s Daughter (2022)
66%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: NA
A muddled mess that was clearly tinkered with in post-production to little avail, The King’s Daughter is a royal disappointment
The King’s Daughter is like a stale piece of candy that’s been sitting in your pantry for years – it might look pretty, but it’s definitely lost its flavor. The special effects are lackluster, the story is all over the place, and the performances are just plain hammy. But hey, at least Pierce Brosnan didn’t sing, right? Save your money and go buy some fresh candy instead.
Production Company(ies)
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures,
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Docklands Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some violence, suggestive material and thematic elements
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 31m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:Australia
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2022 Wide
Genre(s)
Fantasy/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, Julie Andrews, Fan Bingbing, directed by Sean McNamara, written by Ronald Bass, Barry Berman, fantasy, adventure, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Peter Debruge, tt stern-enzi, Claudia Puig, Richard Roeper, Mark Kennedy, Sheila O’Malley, Matt Brunson, Allison Rose, Joel Copling, Dennis Schwartz, Louisa Moore, produced by David Brookwell, Paul Currie, Wei Han, Sean McNamara, Hong Pang, Leo Shi Young, PG rating, Louis XIV, Père La Chaise, mermaid, sea captain, solar eclipse, immortality, France, Marie-Josèphe, defiance, royal physician, spiritual advisor, Pierce Brosnan as King Louis XIV, Kaya Scodelario as Marie-Joseph D’Alember, Benjamin Walker as Yves De La Croix, Rachel Griffiths as Abbess, Julie Andrews as Narrator, Fan Bingbing as Mermaid
Worldwide gross: $1,773,184
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,773,184
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,446
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 193,368
US/Canada gross: $1,758,963
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,758,963
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,067
US/Canada opening weekend: $723,802
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $723,802
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,318
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $40,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $40,500,000
Production budget ranking: 953
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $21,809,250
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$60,536,066
ROI to date (est.): -97%
ROI ranking: 2,003
Kaya Scodelario – Marie-Joseph D’Alember
Benjamin Walker – Yves De La Croix
Rachel Griffiths – Abbess
Julie Andrews – Narrator
Fan Bingbing – Mermaid
Director(s)
Sean McNamara
Writer(s)
Ronald Bass, Barry Berman
Producer(s)
David Brookwell, Paul Currie, Wei Han, Sean McNamara, Hong Pang, Leo Shi Young
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (64) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (51)
The movie looks (and sounds) just terrific, even as it lurches rather inelegantly in pursuit of the magic the characters so clearly seek.
April 24, 2022
Peter Debruge
Variety
TOP CRITIC
The idea that it sat this long…I wish it just sat on the shelf a bit longer.
February 1, 2022 | Rating: D-
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
A very colorful French bonbon with no substance, and it might just give you indigestion.
January 26, 2022
Claudia Puig
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
The King’s Daughter might be more fascinating than the movie itself, which has its moments of campy delights but is eventually sunk by the meandering story, some over-the-top performances and underwhelming special effects.
January 22, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
January is often where bad films are stashed, but The King’s Daughter isn’t just bad, it’s a cloying, cliched mess that’s not worth even the slightest risk of contacting COVID-19 to see in theaters.
January 22, 2022 | Rating: 0/4
Mark Kennedy
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
It’s a vast understatement to say that Vonda McIntyre’s book deserved way better treatment than this.
January 21, 2022 | Rating: 1.5/4
Sheila O’Malley
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
Its not nearly as rancid as its seven-year delay would indicate, especially considering all the truly dreadful movies that hit the multiplex seemingly nanoseconds after filming has completed.
April 23, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
For a sci-fi, fantasy movie, The Kings Daughter has some good moments but not enough to make it an excellent film.
April 19, 2022 | Rating: 2.5/5
Allison Rose
FlickDirect
Two stories are being told in this historical drama, and only one of them kind of works.
March 21, 2022
Joel Copling
Spectrum Culture
It took eight years to make such a dud, I can only imagine how bad it was then.
March 1, 2022 | Rating: C-
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
If you’re a fan of fantasy fables that belong in a RedBox kiosk, you may find it comforting to know that you could do only slightly worse than iThe King’s Daughter/i.
February 21, 2022
Louisa Moore
Screen Zealots
A slapdash mix of poorly conceived drama, cliched dialogue, hammy acting, shoddy special effects and the scars of too many attempts to salvage something in post-production. On the bright side, the filmmakers didnt let Pierce Brosnan sing.
February 13, 2022 | Rating: 1.5/4
Sean P. Means
The Movie Cricket…
Plot
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.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The King’s Daughter features Julie Andrews as the narrator.
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