Want to be charmed? As you wish.

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2018)

Plot; A grandfather spins a tale of romance and adventure for his sick young grandson.
I remembered The Princess Bride as a charming and deftly balanced mix of romance, humor and swashbuckling, and I'm pleased to say that it remains just that, even through my now more jaded eyes. What I'd forgotten is that the humor is far more sly and witty than I'd given it credit for, and that the pace is, for lack of a better word, "jaunty" and serves the story rather than undermining it.
I should also make a note about Andre the Giant. In a cast that's quite accomplished, how is it that a professional wrestler not speaking his first language upstages them all? A fairytale indeed.