The King's Daughter
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: January 21, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
9
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Original-CinLiam LaceyJan 21, 2022
A lavish, deeply silly movie targeted at the adolescent girl market, The King’s Daughter features Pierce Brosnan as The Sun King, Louis XIV, looking like an aging glam rock star, traipsing about the Palace of Versailles in a wavy wig and pouffy sleeves. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMatthew MonagleJan 20, 2022
With a few standout performances and production design that imbues it with a good amount of period shine, it may yet find a receptive audience. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 15, 2022
“King” is worth the price of admission just to see the ex-James Bond swanning around the Hall of Mirrors in glorious wig and the stylish raiment of Louis XIV and his trend-setting court. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeApr 25, 2022
It was on this film that Scodelario met Walker. The couple are now married, which suggests there’s a “happily ever after” to be found somewhere in this froufrou film maudit. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJan 21, 2022
The King’s Daughter has a script that reads like it was written in crayon, by someone using only their thumbs. But two good performances make the film watchable: Pierce Brosnan as King Louis XIV and William Hurt as his adviser and confessor, Pere Francois de La Chaise. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 20, 2022
As a streaming offering available as part of a subscription package, it might be considered an adequate way to pass 90 minutes but as a reason to venture out to a theater, it’s hard to imagine anyone willing to go to those lengths for something this forgettable. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 20, 2022
There might indeed be a fine movie lurking within the pages of that original source material, but “The King’s Daughter” is not that movie. Read full review
48
PolygonJesse HassengerJan 21, 2022
It offers the bittersweet spectacle of a pretty loony movie trying its best to become a more conventional one. Maybe an outright boondoggle would have been more memorable. Read full review
40
IGNTara Bennett Jan 21, 2022
Only Kaya Scodelario rises above the mess, working hard to try and craft an earnest and accomplished heroine that is by far too interesting for the rest of the boring dolts in the story. Read full review
33
The A.V. ClubCharles BramescoJan 20, 2022
If this is all starting to sound like an ambitiously amusing fiasco, don’t be fooled: Scenes saunter by one after the other, their dialogue waterlogged with talk of “believing in the unbelievable” and other soggy turns of phrase. Read full review
30
Screen RantFerdosa AbdiJan 23, 2022
There could have been a lot to love about The King’s Daughter, but it seems the creative team simply did not know what to do with it. Read full review
30
Paste MagazineLex BriscusoJan 21, 2022
Because of its long road to the screen, I wanted so deeply to like it. However, its haphazard story, mediocre visual effects, downright awful costuming and other cardinal sins made it hard to find anything redeeming about the movie, no matter how many years have passed. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanJan 20, 2022
Here’s a tragic tale: Once upon a time, an action-adventure drama began production. Nearly eight years, a title change and a new distribution plan later, the movie finally sees the light of day. Nothing about it feels worth the wait. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyJan 21, 2022
It's a vast understatement to say that Vonda McIntyre's book deserved way better treatment than this. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineSteven ScaifeJan 21, 2022
The film provides no space to explore its relationships, and as a result there’s little friction to the climax. Read full review
25
The Seattle TimesKatie WalshJan 21, 2022
The plot proceeds at a punishing clip but there’s a tediousness to the proceedings, even at a rather tight 97 minutes, because no dramatic weight is given to anything that unfolds. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternJan 21, 2022
Instead of “The Shape of Water” this is a stream of drivel. Read full review
0
The Associated PressMark KennedyJan 20, 2022
January is often where bad films are stashed, but “The King’s Daughter” isn’t just bad, it’s a cloying, cliched mess that’s not worth even the slightest risk of contacting COVID-19 to see in theaters. Read full review
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