... there is no bad version of "The Princess Bride." There is only what you take away from it.

Full Review | Sep 19, 2023

The Princess Bride weaves several genres together and remains a classic film to this day.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 13, 2023

Few films have ever walked the thin line between earnestness and irony so flawlessly.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 6, 2023

The film was always wonderful, featuring clever conceits plus perfect looking cast members and locations.

Full Review | Aug 11, 2021

As the picture practically spoofs the endeavors of Douglas Fairbanks and Errol Flynn, it's also competent enough to craft its own identity as a swashbuckling thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Sep 6, 2020

Its well-developed characters and situations take us back to the literary myths of the genre as well as the language of classic cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Jun 3, 2020

It is, in short, CINEMA that makes CINEMA great. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | May 7, 2020

Princess Bride is very much a parody of the very nostalgic culture it was replicating and celebrating

Full Review | Mar 3, 2020

The cult of The Princess Bride is still strong 32 years after its release.

Full Review | Jul 30, 2019

Everything about The Princess Bride is ... charming. By far, the film's dialogue is its most enduring legacy.

Full Review | Jul 4, 2019

...a lavish studio spectacle...

Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Dec 29, 2018

One of the all-time great fantasy movies, channelling both a rollicking spirit of adventure and genuinely uplifting humour all ages can appreciate.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 28, 2018

A film that's for just about everyone and anyone that can appreciate good storytelling, a classic romance, riveting action, and genuinely funny comedy.

Full Review | Nov 19, 2018

Mandy Patinkin, an actor not known for humor, is particularly wonderful as Inigo, a Spaniard out to avenge the death of his father at the hands...

Full Review | Feb 9, 2018

It manages to be both tongue-in-cheek and achingly sincere.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 9, 2017

The Princess Bride is a worthy descendant to the Fractured Fairytales of yore. The characters -- both real and imaginary -- give every frame of The Princess Bride its own magic mirth.

Full Review | Dec 9, 2017

It's an adventure which reaches back to golden-age Hollywood and the devil-may-care world of Douglas Fairbanks or Tyrone Power playing Zorro, or Errol Flynn playing Robin Hood.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Oct 23, 2017

The Princess Bride easily transcends expectations, as a fantasy that has a few pertinent things to say about the genre, including the odd fact that the heroes of such things are often prettier than the heroines.

Full Review | Feb 17, 2016

A unqualified success that blends New York wit with timeless storytelling; a risky piece of filmaking that never feels so.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 7, 2014

...it's ultimately not difficult to see why The Princess Bride has become something of a classic in the years since its 1987 release.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 5, 2014