Review: The Proud Princess spins a good-enough fairy tale
There's a tweet format that goes around once in a while: "We need a Disney princess who ________." People finish the sentence with their funniest or most unhinged (or, I guess sometimes, earnest) suggestions. It's a good time. The Proud Princess , a Czech animation that is currently playing in limited release, and will be released digitally next month, feels like the movie adaptation of a tweet I imagine someone has formulated at some point: "We need a Disney princess who's an asshole." Based on a 19th-century Czech fairy tale, this story has been adapted to the screen before, most notably in a 1952 film by dir ector BoĊivoj Zeman. This new version feels feels like it owes a debt to classics like Shrek and Hoodwinked , delivering sass and comedy as it spins its take. The film starts by introducing us to the dashing and mischievous King Benjamin, who prefers to spend his time in the castle gardens rather than on the throne. He would rather pick apples ...
