As You Wish

Rating: Null/10 (10 March 2004)

You really can't argue with casting Andre the Giant as a giant.
Actually, you can't argue with much when it comes to "The Princess Bride".
The film begins with a grandfather (Peter Falk) reading a book to his sick grandkid (Fred Savage). The book is "The Princess Bride", and so we meet the titular princess, Buttercup; her true love, Westley (the wonderful Cary Elwes); and a bevy of good and evil fairy tale beings trying either to bring the lovers together or tear them apart.
"The Princess Bride" works as both a playful sendup of fairy tales and a smart entry into the genre. William Goldman does a fine job adapting his novel, and director Rob Reiner gracefully mixes comic absurdity with swashbuckling romance. What more could you want?