Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves – 3/5
It's fine. It's charming, it's light, it's inconsequential. It's an episode of Xena Warrior Princess with a bigger budget and bigger names. I ain't mad at that. But what gets my gizzard is that it feels like it's trying to be exactly what Guardians of the Galaxy was. I think we've moved from Whedon-esque being the descriptor for this sort of stuff and shifted to Gunn-esque. Whedon focused on decent people with a sarcastic streak, losers playing at being jocks. Gunn focuses on scumbag losers who hide their tortured past with a charming eccentricity. Whedon wanted to show everyone how clever he was. Gunn would rather make a joke. I think I prefer it? Especially because he underlines his jokes with a touch of sadness. And so, here, you've got what makes his movies work, blatantly stepping in his footprints, but you don't have the other part of Gunn which is, you know, some artistry to connect everything together. Everyone states their motives clearly. There's no surprise to it. It's saving grace is that it doesn't try to trick you into thinking it's more than it is. There's a laziness to it, which makes it the ideal Saturday afternoon special. Does TBS still play the same movies over and over on the weekends? In 15 years, this could grow into a classic because of the repetition. It's better than whatever else is on. You can play on your phone and look up at the good parts. It's a sunny day and you'd rather stay inside dissolving into nothingness.
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