I don't understand the negative reviews here. If it was Crank, or some wild out action movie, it would be alright and rad, but because it's a young girl ass whooping men, It's wack and has no plot? The funny thing is, this does have a plot, even if it's a simple one, heck, the whole movie was shot in one location, what more do you expect.
A princess is under house arrest by a man who claims he is the rightful heir to the throne and wants to marry the princess. Princess refuses and is locked up! Unbeknownst to the man and his squad that the princess has undergone some military training and is a bad ass! Princess wakes up and has to 'jailbreak' and save her family from this evil guy. That's pretty much it. The rest of the movie takes us on a rollercoaster ride showing how the princess achieves this incredible feat.
Joey King was amazing from start to finish. She was so convincing and energetic. I seriously can't wait for a sequel with she's ruling and kicking more asses. Sure there were some, infact, lots of 'gimmie a break' moments but hey, this is a fictional movie about a young girl beating up old men, what do you expect? The hero must come out victorious, but not without a few injuries and boy, did this Princess get hurt over and over.
It's certainly a female empowering movie and one I would love my daughters to watch, if I ever have any. It's really that beautiful. Good work to every one on this project.