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Ebert praises the film as a sly parody of sword and sorcery movies, with a lot of humor and romance. He also mentions the cast, the director, the writer and the novel behind the film.
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A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and makes it fresh.
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- Rob Reiner
- PG
- Cary Elwes
Witty, winsome fairy tale has violence, language. Read Common Sense Media's The Princess Bride review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright
- Rob Reiner
- MGM/UA
The Princess Bride Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Armond White National Review. What’s unacceptable about this threadbare fantasy is its contemporary...
User Reviews. A boy (Fred Savage) is home sick, and to his dismay, his grandfather (Peter Falk) has come to read him a fairy tale. It's the story of the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright) who falls for farmboy "As you wish" Westley (Cary Elwes).
Nov 1, 2023 · A high-spirited adventure that pits true love against inconceivable odds, The Princess Bride has charmed legions of fans with its irreverent gags, eccentric ensemble, and dazzling swordplay. A kid (Fred Savage), home sick from school, grudgingly allows his grandfather (Peter Falk) to read him a dusty storybook—which is how we meet the ...
The Princess Bride - Metacritic. 1987. PG. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. 1 h 38 m. Summary A young boy listens to while his grandfather reads him the adventures of Buttercup (Wright), the most beautiful woman in the world, and Westly (Elwes), the man she loves, in the fairy-tale kingdom of Florin. [MGM]