Rotten
A dinner of week-old turkey legs and stale mead would be more fun than this Ren Faire-set rom-com disaster.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Overview
Two rival medieval families compete for power and love in the fairytale world of the Renaissance. Will is a student who was sent by his professor to work in the fairgrounds after missing a few classes. Here he meets the kind and charming Kate, who quit her job at the bank to work at the fair. This is where this modern-day love story begins, in Renaissance garb!
Director and cast
- Scott Marshall Director
- Christina Ricci as Kate
- Owen Benjamin as Will
- Ann-Margret as Mrs. Banks
- Matthew Lillard as Crocket
- Jason Ishmael Echols as Wheels
- Dave Sheridan as Jester Roy / Horny
- Chris Wylde as Rank
- Cedric the Entertainer as Professor Shockworthy
- Michael Ellison as Young Business Guy
- Bill Engvall as Mr. Mendelson
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
7%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Peaks with its animated opening credits.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Finding a fresh setting for a comedy is difficult, but a Renaissance fair is too broad a target.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
Only Ann-Margret, as the fair's reigning queen, retains her dignity.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
Marshall does manage a breezy, good-natured tone toward this oft-mocked cultural phenomenon that allows for eye-rolling and smiling in equal measure.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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