{"id":562313,"date":"2023-03-11T09:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T06:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-chris-pine-anchors-a-buoyant-and-accessible-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2023-03-11T09:55:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T06:55:55","slug":"dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-chris-pine-anchors-a-buoyant-and-accessible-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-chris-pine-anchors-a-buoyant-and-accessible-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Dungeons &#038; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves\u2019 Review: Chris Pine Anchors a Buoyant and Accessible Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a265a71d2b1d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a265a71d2b1d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-chris-pine-anchors-a-buoyant-and-accessible-adaptation\/#%E2%80%98Dungeons_Dragons_Honor_Among_Thieves_Review_Chris_Pine_Anchors_a_Buoyant_and_Accessible_Adaptation\" >\u2018Dungeons &#038; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves\u2019 Review: Chris Pine Anchors a Buoyant and Accessible Adaptation<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-chris-pine-anchors-a-buoyant-and-accessible-adaptation\/#Dungeons_Dragons_Honor_Among_Thieves\" >Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-chris-pine-anchors-a-buoyant-and-accessible-adaptation\/#Full_credits\" >Full credits<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-review-chris-pine-anchors-a-buoyant-and-accessible-adaptation\/#THR_Newsletters\" >THR Newsletters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Dungeons_Dragons_Honor_Among_Thieves_Review_Chris_Pine_Anchors_a_Buoyant_and_Accessible_Adaptation\"><\/span>\u2018Dungeons &#038; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves\u2019 Review: Chris Pine Anchors a Buoyant and Accessible Adaptation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    We start with a dungeon buried under layers of snow. The camera takes in the frosty landscape; a blizzard blurs our vision. We hear the clank of metal chains meeting concrete floors before seeing the dour-looking figure being ushered into a cell. He is confident \u2014\u00a0cocky, even \u2014\u00a0about his new mates. A smooth-faced man with searching blue eyes knits a sweater in one corner. A scruffy woman, wearing a perpetual frown, inhales a potato in the other. Arrogance and unfamiliarity make for a deadly combo. When the new cellmate says the wrong thing, his head swiftly hits the concrete. Quite the brutal opening for a film that\u2019s ultimately such a jovial adventure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the highly anticipated <em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves<\/em> exceeded the expectations of this RPG novice. The duo behind <em><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> Night<\/em> have created an adaptation that will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal to the nostalgic side of existing fans and entertain those whose eyes glaze over at the mention of Dungeon Masters, bards or druids. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-summary-card\">\n<div class=\" lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-a-125 u-background-color-honey-light \">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-275@tablet u-border-b-1@mobile-max u-border-r-1@tablet u-border-dotted lrv-u-margin-r-150 lrv-u-padding-r-150 lrv-u-margin-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-00@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-font-family-primary u-font-size-34 u-font-size-38@desktop-xl lrv-u-line-height-small lrv-u-margin-b-125 \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dungeons_Dragons_Honor_Among_Thieves\"><\/span>\n<p>                    Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves     <\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>                    <span class=\"lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-font-family-accent lrv-u-font-weight-bold lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-font-size-16 lrv-u-display-block\">The Bottom Line<\/span><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"c-span  u-font-size-22@tablet u-font-style-italic lrv-u-font-family-secondary\"><\/p>\n<p>    A good time for D&amp;D know-it-alls and novices alike.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The lore surrounding <em>Dungeons <em>&amp;<\/em> Dragons<\/em> film adaptations is outmatched only by the lore surrounding the game itself. Developed in the early 1970s by Gary Gyax and Dave Arneson, Dungeons &amp; Dragons\u2019 commercial success inaugurated modern role-playing games. It also influenced a generation of creators. Jon Favreau told the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/blogs\/hero-complex-blog\/story\/2008-07-21\/favreau-on-iron-man-sequel-youll-hear-something-soon\">Los Angeles Times<\/a><\/em> in 2008 that it strengthened his imagination and storytelling abilities. Ta-Nehisi Coates has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/personal\/archive\/2011\/11\/the-unlikely-influence-of-dungeons-dragons\/248258\/\">written<\/a> about how D&amp;D taught him about language. And various figures in Hollywood, including a showrunner for HBO\u2019s <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, have cited the importance of the game to their creative lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Early attempts to translate the magic of the tabletop game to the screen flopped (see Courtney Solomon\u2019s 2000 <em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em>), but Goldstein and Daley were bold enough to try again. Their efforts will surely meet a better fate than their predecessors\u2019. This version of <em>Dungeons <em>&amp;<\/em><\/em> <em>Dragons<\/em> not only checks the boxes of a satisfying studio blockbuster; it arrives at a cultural moment that embraces \u2014\u00a0even fiends for \u2014 the epic fantasy adventure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In the spirit of the game, Goldstein and Daley revel in the specificities of their world. They round out the personalities of their characters, pack their screenplay (written with Michael Gilio) with zingy one-liners and cleverly timed asides, and calibrate the action sequences so they rarely feel auxiliary to the narrative. A sense of play pulses through the film, which, with its bracing special effects, detailed production design and propulsive music, seems determined to activate viewer imaginations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    We meet the hopeful bard Edgin (Chris Pine) and his best friend Holga (Michelle Rodriguez), a reserved barbarian, near the end of their second year in prison. They are up for pardon, which means they must argue their case against a council. Edgin\u2019s appeal lays the ground for the necessary backstory; through his florid tale (he\u2019s a bard after all), we learn about his daughter Kira (played by Chloe Coleman), his dead wife, how he and Holga met and teamed up to commit petty theft, and how their last heist went awry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    They manage to get out of prison \u2014\u00a0though not in the way you might expect \u2014\u00a0and are soon off to reunite with Kira and their friends in Neverwinter. The city they come upon is markedly different from the one they left two years ago. Their friend Forge (Hugh Grant), whom Edgin tasked with caring for Kira in his absence, now rules the land. And Kira doesn\u2019t trust her father, who she thinks abandoned her for untold riches. Edgin can\u2019t believe his fate, and suspects that more sinister forces are afoot in this new world order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    He\u2019s right. But his determination to figure out what\u2019s wrong in Neverwinter isn\u2019t purely selfless. Edgin wants to regain his daughter\u2019s trust and revive his wife, whose tragic death still haunts him, with a rare magical relic. He and Holga recruit Simon (Justice Smith), a sorcerer with low self-esteem, and Doric, a druid who hates humans, to join their rag-tag crew. Later they team up with Xenk (played by Reg\u00e9-Jean Page).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The actors who embody these wacky heroes and villains are the heart of <em>Dungeons <em>&amp;<\/em><\/em> <em>Dragons<\/em>: Their performances are lively, robust and well-judged. Pine and Rodriguez make for a particularly enjoyable duo as they volley light jabs and break the tensest moments with their teasing asides. Even as they repeat blunders and missteps, these adventurers are worth rooting for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The drawback of a film having as good a time with itself as <em>Dungeons <em>&amp;<\/em> Dragons<\/em> is in the narrative, which becomes too baggy and drags in the middle. As the journey grows more treacherous, the group\u2019s adventures resemble a blur of swords piercing flesh and dragons hunting for their next meal. Edgin\u2019s quippy revelations don\u2019t land as sharply. The confrontations exhaust. Holga\u2019s comments begin to sound one-note, and patience wears thin with Simon\u2019s diffidence and Doric\u2019s indifference. Those more tapped into the world of the game might not share the same feelings, but the film could lose some neophytes at this point. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Thankfully, the threat of the closing credits enlivens <em>Dungeons<\/em> &amp; <em>Dragons<\/em>\u2019 third act. It\u2019s an energetic, if predictable, conclusion that restores our faith and confidence in Goldstein and Daly\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"review-full-cast \/\/ \">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  a-font-primary-xs lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-grey lrv-u-padding-tb-050\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_credits\"><\/span>\n<p>        Full credits<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>            Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Headliners)<br \/>Distributor: Paramount<br \/>Production companies: Paramount Pictures, Entertainment One, Allspark Pictures<br \/>Cast: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Reg\u00e9-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head<br \/>Directors: Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley<br \/>Screenwriters: Jonathan Goldstein &amp; John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio<br \/>Producers: Jeremy Latcham, p.g.a., Brian Goldner, Nick Meyer<br \/>Executive producers: Denis L. 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