A sick
young boy gets a visit from his grandfather, who reads the young lad
one of his favorite books, THE PRINCESS BRIDE. The book is of a
princess named Buttercup, who has a romance with her stable boy, but
the evil Prince Humperdinck has plans to marry the beautiful young
woman so he kidnaps her, leaving Buttercup to think Westly the
stableboy dead. Westley assumes the role of the Dread Pirate Roberts
and makes his return to save the princess before the marriage, but
the task appears a bit more difficult than he planned.
A highly
enjoyable romantic fairy tale comedy, with a terrific supporting cast
and many memorable scenes and quotes. Reiner does a masterful job at
balancing the fine line between comedy and drama, never losing the
lighthearted tone even when people die. Mandy Patinkin is
outstanding as the vengeful Inigo Montoya, who's main mission in life
is to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a six-fingered
assassin. It's not all great, with a little too much emphasis on
Jewish characterizations that we've seen too many times to still
laugh at, but the film is still quite entertaining and young children
will probably love it.
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