Edgin (Chris Pine) and Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) have been in prison for two years since being double crossed by a member of their band named Forge (Hugh Grant). But they have a plan to escape and set things straight. 

Gathering old and new friends they set out on a series of quests to rescue Edgin’s daughter from Forge and in the process saving many others from a dastardly scheme. The team features a ragtag group with varying skills and hang ups with the focus very much on camaraderie and humour. 

Edgin is the king of failure, but he knows that as the leader of the group his greatest skill is not giving up and continuing to come up with new plans. Holga is the muscle within the group but she has a soft side too as witnessed when she returns to her home. Simon (Justice Smith) is a poor sorcerer whose greatest weakness is his self belief. Doric (Sophia Lillis) is a Druid who can change forms into various animals but who lacks trust in humans. Whilst Xenk (Rege-Jean Page) is actually an incredibly accomplished hero who just happens to struggle with irony or jokes. Whilst the villains of the piece consist of Hugh Grant’s Forge being comically narcissistic and Daisy Head’s Sofina being a zealot like wizard. 

Whilst the CGI and effects work can be quite rough around the edges it does seem to play to the film’s strength of not taking itself too seriously. There is a lot of focus on fun and the characters kind of stumble from one challenge to the next, sometimes appearing more than capable and others falling flat on their faces. There are also some Dungeons and Dragons references throughout and a really fun cameo. Whilst the likes of Chris Pine and Hugh Grant’s dry humour really play well into the whole aesthetic. 

All in all it is a really fun family action movie. I suspect the effects are going to age badly but the humour and fun should last.