Rating: 1/5
Danny Mcbride is one of my favorite comedic actors. His way of getting laughs just really hits me in the funny bone. On whether it is on Eastbound and Down or in Pineapple Express, the man steals every scene he's in. Even when paired with people like Seth Rogen, he's amazing. Too bad his monumental talent is completely wasted in Your Highness.
Thaddeus (Danny Mcbride) is the younger brother of the great hero Fabious (James Franco). Where Fabious is a stoic, strong, and mighty hero, Thaddeus is always pushed to the side and doesn't have much self esteem. When Fabious' bride to be (Zooey Deschanel) is kidnapped by Lazar (Justin Theroux), the two brothers must embark on an epic journey to save her.
What follows is a series of gross and unfunny scenes the likes of which I haven't seen since Epic Movie. Every single joke falls flat, and the actors look embarrassed to speak the dialogue. I get that it's poking fun at Krull and the Beastmaster movies, but it doesn't work. Like Green Hornet, the movie centers around one joke: Danny Mcbride is in a fantasy world.
As a result, the terrible, TERRIBLE script written by Theroux stays completely tethered to that one joke, and the actors are given nothing to work with. Instead of being the Danny Mcbride or the James Franco we know and love, the leads end up being dumb archetypes and their signature humor can't shine through.
Your Highness is more of a tragedy than a comedy. It had so much promise to be one of the funniest movies of 2011, but the filmmakers ended up making a forgettable stupid action-comedy. I don't think that this will be too much of a blemish on the actors' resumes but it was disappointing nonetheless. The only people I can see liking Your Highness are 13-year-old boys who love penis jokes. Now, I'm going to re-watch Eastbound and Down so I don't lose hope.
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