Review (Scott McCutcheon 1st April 2023)
Based on the fantasy board game first published way back in 1974, Dungeons
& Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is the second attempt to create a
franchise, the first time didn’t go so well as very few I imagine will
remember, or choose to remember the less than impressive version in 2000
that starred Jeromy Irons. The latest incarnation is, and it’s not a very
high bar, much better.
The plot which involves a thief (Chris Pine) and a band of unlikely
adventurers (Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Sophia Lillis)
undertaking an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic is overly complicated,
drift off in the first 10 minutes and you’ll be playing catch up for the
rest of the film. The plot however isn’t really that important as Dungeons
& Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is basically a series of thinly linked
action scenes that stand well on their own.
The cast, especially Pine, don’t take what’s going on with any seriousness
and pretty much play it for laughs and in all honesty it works well.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is a great piece of fun cinema
that will keep the whole family entertained.
