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Adventure comedy about a prince who, with his good-for-nothing younger brother, canters off to rescue his kidnapped bride-to-be and save his kingdom from an evil wizard. Cast:Danny R. McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin TherouxDirector:David Gordon GreenRelease Date:April 8, 2011DVD Release:August 9, 2011From:UniversalRating:RLength:1 hr 42 min
Your Highness played to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Bill Goodykoontz wrote in the Arizona Republic, "Stupid is fine, as long as it's funny. But if it's not?" • And Elizabeth Weitzman wrote in the New York Daily News, "Franco truly saves the day. His hilarious deadpan in the midst of utter insanity turns a bawdy goof into a most welcome lark indeed." More Reviews Below...
Your Highness Positive Reviews (43 Reviews, reviews below)
Richard Corliss, Time: POOR "...gags that seemed sooooo funny when you were high, but later have the clinical chill of the police tape, played in court, of a drunk taking a sobriety test."(See all of Richard Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 767 words, 04/07/11
Thelma Adams, Us Weekly: POOR(cg) "...dreadfully unfunny... the humor is painfully low: McBride spends the movie's climax wearing a beast's penis on a string around his neck. Groan!"(See all of Thelma Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 93 words, 04/07/11
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a rude, raunchy, violent mess of a fake olde fairy tale... real laughs without toking are, woe and alack, far scarcer than this 'Pineapple' fan had hoped for..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 272 words, 04/08/11
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: POOR(cg) "Nothing works. Nothing.... the script just lies there, throwing in dirty words and a Minotaur's hard-on in place of bawdy wit or a scrap of originality."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 232 words, 04/15/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...a juvenile excrescence that feels like the work of 11-year-old boys.... That this is the work of David Gordon Green beggars the imagination."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 04/08/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "...as thin as rolling paper and just as ephemeral.... It's a bummer that the laughs are rarely as expansive or as plentiful as they should be..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 846 words, 04/08/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Franco truly saves the day. His hilarious deadpan in the midst of utter insanity turns a bawdy goof into a most welcome lark indeed."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 04/08/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...this sometimes witless and sometimes winning comedy has absolutely no socially redeeming value.... the fun can be infectious -- but then so is the flu."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 721 words, 04/08/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: MODERATE(cg) "...refuses to take itself seriously, which is both boring and sort of charming to a limited extent. When somebody says, 'The quest sucks,' I was inclined to agree."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 476 words, 04/08/11
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "Is Danny McBride really ready to headline a $50 million action comedy?... an exhaustingly pushy, phallocentric and witlessly smutty spoof..."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 351 words, 04/08/11
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: GOOD "...more or less hits its marks and even works up some suspense -- unusual in this sort of broad comedy.... delivers on its title: a royal high."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 545 words, 04/07/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...a juvenile excrescence that feels like the work of 11-year-old boys.... That this is the work of David Gordon Green beggars the imagination."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 706 words, 04/08/11
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...plays like a dirty-joke blooper reel made by the cast of a junky sword-and-sorcery epic... lazily punchlined on four-letter words, pot slang, and gay jokes..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 649 words, 04/06/11
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: WEAK(cg) "If you've ever wondered how many bad jokes you could make about a severed minotaur penis, 'Your Highness' provides the answer: it's limitless."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 665 words, 04/08/11
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: MODERATE(cg) "...has its moments.... While the chemistry between characters is impressive and the comic delivery spot-on, the jokes feel unoriginal."(See all of Stephanie Merry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 446 words, 04/08/11
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "...funny-in-spurts... for adolescent boys who find Minotaur private parts amusing and Queen Amidala in a chastity belt sexy."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 329 words, 04/08/11
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: MODERATE(cg) "The fortieth time you hear the F-bomb in a Medieval setting isn't nearly as funny as the fourth or fifth.... There are enough laughs to get by..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 507 words, 04/08/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: POOR(cg) "...for every half-smile, the film gives us a hundred uninspired profanities, crotch kicks and penis jokes, and a one-note performance by the petulant, bratty McBride."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 379 words, 04/08/11
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...a tedious, dung-colored misfire... potty-mouthed, peepee-obsessed, and devoid of such comedy basics as timing or punch lines.... Dude, where's my taste?"(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 405 words, 04/08/11
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: POOR(cg) "None of this is very funny, and most of it is pretty ugly... Franco is never more than sappy, and McBride -- tolerable in small doses -- simply hogs the screen."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 492 words, 04/08/11
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: MODERATE(cg) "...lackluster. What had the potential for a bawdy, over-the-top comedy is just a series of flat, lifeless jokes about masturbation and getting high."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 365 words, 04/08/11
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: WEAK(cg) "...a slog. If I added an F-word to that sentence, which The Times won't let me do, would the sentence be hilariously funny? Nope, and neither is the movie."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 04/08/11
Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: POOR(cg) "...drive-by directing at its laziest, linking late-night sketch ideas in a quest for comedy as difficult to locate as the Holy Grail."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 491 words, 04/07/11
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: POOR(cg) "...has no narrative momentum -- the story dawdles in fits and starts... McBride, usually effective in supporting roles, simply isn't leading-man material."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 467 words, 04/08/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...plays like a dirty-joke blooper reel made by the cast of a junky sword-and-sorcery epic... lazily punchlined on four-letter words, pot slang, and gay jokes..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 649 words, 04/06/11
Josh Tyler, Cinema Blend: VERY GOOD(cg) "...so gleefully R-rated, so utterly unapologetic for being what it is, and so completely original, you can forgive it for being incapable of becoming anything more..."(See all of Josh Tyler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 837 words, 04/06/11
Betsy Sherman, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...clever... the performances are top notch, from Franco's big-hearted hero to Natalie Portman's grrrl warrior to Justin Theroux's monumentally foul, hilariously vain wizard."(See all of Betsy Sherman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 147 words, 04/14/11
Simon Abrams, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a crudely satisfying series of mad libs; toss in a few 'motherfuckers,' a bunch of homophobic jokes, and a liberal amount of cannabis-centric humor and, bam..."(See all of Simon Abrams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 394 words, 04/06/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the Apatow-level of raunch provides plenty of laughs... feels like an overdue parody of the archetypal hero stories that have overrun contemporary Hollywood..."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 613 words, 04/08/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "...as thin as rolling paper and just as ephemeral.... It's a bummer that the laughs are rarely as expansive or as plentiful as they should be..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 846 words, 04/08/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...this sometimes witless and sometimes winning comedy has absolutely no socially redeeming value.... the fun can be infectious -- but then so is the flu."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 721 words, 04/08/11
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: POOR "Gingival surgery would be more fun than watching this brain-draining, spirit-sucking attempt at a stoner spoof... A bus trip from Duluth to Sioux City would be more fun..."(See all of Andrew O'Hehir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 967 words, 04/06/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: POOR "...a witless medieval stoner comedy... juvenile titillation -- boobies, double entendres and schoolyard homophobia... aims low and misses most of its targets..."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 891 words, 04/05/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...this sometimes witless and sometimes winning comedy has absolutely no socially redeeming value.... the fun can be infectious -- but then so is the flu."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 721 words, 04/08/11
Manohla Dargis, New York Times: WEAK "...as thin as rolling paper and just as ephemeral.... It's a bummer that the laughs are rarely as expansive or as plentiful as they should be..."(See all of Manohla Dargis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 846 words, 04/08/11
20.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Your Highness's reviews are separated by an average 20.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Your Highness (43 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Your Highness's reviews cover 75.9% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 21,483 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 500 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Your Highness Coverage, Volume & Length (43 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 0.0 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Your Highness's reviews on average broke 0.0 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Your Highness's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Your Highness (43 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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