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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES MOVIE REVIEW
It’s a harsh winter even for Neverwinter. You find yourself in a stone prison along with your roommate, a grizzled barbarian woman. You’re brought into a council room made up of a two person prison review board. As you work to persuade the board to your release, a third board member, an Aarakocra, walks into the room. And there’s a flimsy glass window nearby. Make an opposed strength check. Thus begins the new comedic fantasy adventure Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Based on the granddaddy of all roleplaying games, the film follows an adventuring party of bard Edgin Darvis (Chris Pine), barbarian Holga Kilgore (Michelle Rodriguez), sorcerer Simon Aumar (Justice Smith), and druid Doric (Sophia Lillis) along with the NPC paladin, Xenk Yendar (Regé-Jean Page). Together they attempt to combat the schemes of rogue Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant) and the underlying BBEG, Sofina (Daisy Head) and the red wizards of Thay as they try to destroy the world. You know, a typical D&D campaign. Our own murder hobos, Mindy, Harmoni, and Kim, discuss whether this film rolls a nat 20 on its saving throw, or deserves to be the target of Power Word: Kill. So whether you’re a full blown Critter, Intrepid Hero, or only bought your first set of dice after watching Stranger Things, grab your d20, and meet us at the tavern. There’s a dice goblin who wants to give us a review.
DIRECTED BY: Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley
STARRING: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Elminster Aumar, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head, Jason Wong, Bradley Cooper, Ian Hanmore
YOUR REVIEWERS
Mindy Rast-Keenan (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
Having grown up in Nairobi, Kenya, and being very disappointed at the lack of riding elephants her cartoons had promised her, Mindy spends the majority of her time as a film, theater, and voice over actress in the Austin, Texas area. They still give her money for being on HBO that one time, with her name in the credits spelled wrong. A nerdy geek, this award-winning actress joined One of Us figuring she’d put her summa cum laude BFA acting degree to good use…by judging other people’s acting. In the few seconds she gets to herself, Mindy bakes for charity, knits eccentric plushies, plays original RPG’s with her gamemaster husband, and spends time with her soulmate, Batman.
Harmoni Anderson (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Unstabletop Gaming)
Harmoni is a mermaid-haired, millennial, rum drinking, Section 31, Slytherin (who’s divorced J.K. Rowling) preschool/nursery teacher and multi genre geek who also loves all things film, tv, fashion, makeup, and an embarrassingly huge BTS stan. Like really embarrassing. As in, mention them and then sit back and watch the insanity. Harmoni likes being able to game and talk movies/TV with people that aren’t 3 feet tall or all that demanding of her. Plus she can curse at us and not get fired….so bonus!
Kimberly Brown (Highly Suspect Reviews)
Kimberly wants to live in a world filled with blue telephone boxes, speedsters, and ice dragons but through an ironic twist of fate, she’s stuck in this reality where these wondrous things only exist on page or film. Kim’s perpetual desire to consume sci-fi and fantasy media as a teen led her to the study of illustration/design at university to better understand its creation. Currently an Austin transplant, when she’s not wearing her critic hat you can find her pretending to like hiking, fielding questions about her hair or maybe even enjoying a local brew at the nearest dive bar.
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