Have you ever watched a movie and realised you were just having a good time while watching, without even trying too hard to understand everything in the movie? Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is one of those movies. The movie was packed with fantasy adventure, magic, and a little bit of chaos. Honestly, I really enjoyed watching it. So, for the review, I’m going to make it spoiler-free as usual.
Before I watch the movie, I was doubting if I’m going to love it. Have heard people talked about the game, but I’m not really a game person, so I’m not familiar with the way Dungeons and Dragons game looks like. Honestly, I was thinking I’ll not understand the movie since I did not have knowledge about the game, but Nah! I understood everything that happened. So, you don’t need to be a D&D player before you’ll understand the movie.
The adventure begins when Edgin, a former Harper and a thief. He teams up with with a group of adventurers to retrieve a powerful relic. However, things did not go they planned, the adventure became complicated than they expected. In the Process of the adventure, they faced one problems after another. They deal with dangerous enemies, Magic, and even encountered mythical creatures.
Personally, one of the things I love about the movie was how they manage to balance between comedy and the actual story. The movie reminded me about Thor: Ragnarok because of the way it mixes fantasy, action, and humour, without destroying the storyline. You know a movie can become so focused on making jokes that you stop caring about what’s happening in the movie, but D&D was not not like that. The story kept moving, even though the story movie is over 2 hours long, I never got tired while watching it.
The characters were all amazing, because everyone of them always bring something different to the group. We have Edgin who is charismatic, he relies more on his intelligence and ability to come up with plans to help the group, rather than fighting ability. Then Holga is a fiercely loyal barbarian companion, she’s ready to fight anyone standing on her way, she doesn’t waste time when it comes to fighting 😀. Watching her fight some of the enemies with her axe was so satisfying. Honestly, Holga was probably one of my favourites.
Simon was a young sorcerer in the group, although he still trying to figure out his abilities. Then we have Doric who have the ability to transform into different animals, her ability comes in handy and I think I love that too. Then finally we have Xenk who is ridiculously noble and serious, all this makes interactions in the group more entertaining.
Then the magic aspect. D&D really gives me a full fantasy experience in terms of the Dragons, encounter of different mythical creatures and magical objects, the spells and finding themselves in strange places. The characters were moving from one location to another, so you’ll never feel like you’re stuck in the same environment while watching. One moment you’ll see them dealing with something in a graveyard, and fighting their way to escape, then another moment, they are trying to survive another dangerous situation.
When it comes to the creatures, I love the effect they used, it was a mixture of modern visual effects and that of old-school fantasy feeling. It made the environment feel imaginative without making it look CD complicated. So I love the way they did not rely only on computer-generated effects, it was really good. And another thing about the characters is that, as they are trying to solve one problem, somehow, their plan will land them into another bigger problem 😂. I feel their experience gave the Adventures a good flow, because I was always curious “How are they going to get out of this one?”
Beyond all the comedy and action in the movie, the characters actually have some kind of personal reasons for what they’re doing. Edgin was not just looking for a relic, there were relationships, sacrifices, mistakes and things he desperately wants to make right. This makes you care about them and keeps you wondering if they’ll succeed in their mission.
So, if you love magic, adventure, mythical creatures, comedy, and action, I’ll recommend Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
Images were sourced from IMDb.
Rating: 90/100
