The Kid Who Would Be King is mediocre kid's entertainment held back by a few huge flaws. This movie is about a young kid who learns he is the descendant of King Arthur and must gather a group of knights to stop an evil sorceress from ending the world. Louis Serkis gives a good performance. They do not give him the best people to play off of, but he does fine for a child actor. Dean Chaumoo gives an awful performance. His character was annoying and drove me crazy almost every time he was on screen. Tom Taylor and Rhianna Dorris gave fine performances in supporting roles. Rebecca Ferguson is having fun giving a hammy performance as the villain, but is given far too little to do. The best part of this movie is easily Angus Imrie who plays a young Merlin. He stole every single scene he was in and was hysterical to watch. Joe Cornish did a fine job directing, but the movie comes across as made for TV instead of a theatrical release. The script is mediocre and has a very forced political message. The entire movie is a two-hour metaphor for Brexit and it feels so forced. The character development is fine and the humor mostly misses. The exception being anything involving Merlin which got multiple huge laughs out of me. At 120 minutes this movie is far too long. The first act is straight up garbage, after that, it is a perfectly mediocre kids film held up thanks to Angus Imrie's fantastic performance. Overall, The Kid Who Would Be King has redeeming factors, but misses more than it hits.
5/10
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