Tongue-in-cheek fantasy fairy tale adventure with a touch of class. Princess Buttercup is rescued from a horrific looking marriage to the one she loves while a sick boy comes to appreciate his grandfather a little more.
This film began in a cleverer way than it continued. The three different tests – of sword play, strength and brains – stood out in conforming to the fairy tale medium. I particularly enjoyed the third test, which is a fiendishly good idea, (without giving too much away).
After this, I felt that the film changed in how the story came across, to become much more self-aware and ironic than it had been. This was still entertaining, but in a more slap stick way.
Inigo Montoya is one of the most likeable characters I have seen in a film and like others who have watched the film, I found the interjections from the little boy occasionally annoying and occasionally excellent.
Cameos from Billy Crystal, Peter Cook, Mel Smith and in particular Carol Kane add an energy and humour to the action that make the film a gem.
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