More of an Ugly Bridesmaid.

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2004)

Laughably sorry picture that has strangely become a favorite with many film-goers. "The Princess Bride" is a fantastical mess that is so short on direction, characterization, script and technology that it tries to win its audience over with confusion and incoherence. Obviously many have taken the bait wholeheartedly. An elderly man (Peter Falk) reads a fairy tale to his brat of a grandson (the always terrible Fred Savage). In the tale, our hero Cary Elwes tries to rescue the beautiful maiden (Robin Wright) from all sorts of bad guys (led primarily by Chris Sarandon) with whacked results. Cameos abound, dated visual effects and a script that combines every cliché from the genre make "The Princess Bride" one of those pictures you should ignore, in spite of what the overwhelming majority of the general public thinks. 2 stars out of 5.