If you're a fantasy fan, you're more likely than not to enjoy it. At other times it's compelling enough to make you want to see what's gonna happen next. At times the pace drags and tempts you to take a break (I obliged). But again, this is not the kind of film that is over before you know it. This is the kind of project where the producers and director know that they're on a tight budget, they have to take a few shortcuts, and still get a working product out within those constraints. This one leans good but it won't win any awards. This is a fantasy film and the genre is populated with both very good and very bad efforts. The scenery is lovely and this is reasonably well directed.
I started and stopped this thing over a three day period. Have you ever started reading a book, only to find that you simply can't put it down? As a film, The Crown and the Dragon is no such animal. The elements are there but purely on perfunctory level. If you are looking for guts-ripping sword fights and battling mystical creatures, this is not the movie for you. Her spunky character is someone you can hold on to during dreary parts and the anchor holding together the movie as it head towards obligatorily revelations and proper intro of traitorous Corvus (Tim Treloar) coveting both the relic and bewitching Amy. It's eye-catching performance of Amy De Bhrún that keeps the proceedings lively. The 'string' dance by the pair is beautifully choreographed and for me - one of the few highlights in the flick. Kudos to both Amy and Haydn for making the romantic entanglement authentic and grounded in reality with immeasurable help from no-frills script. The heart of the story lies in the burgeoning relationship between Ellen and Aedin from guarded suspicion into the inevitable you-know-what. Aedin saves her from certain death and later cuts a deal to be her 'protector' as Ellen vows to finish what her aunt started. Ellen soon become the sole guardian of the relic after tragic circumstances and had to rely on one Aedin (David Haydn). Young and naive Ellen Barethon (Amy De Bhrún) accompanies her aunt to a secret enthronement of the rightful king in a land taken over by foreign empire to deliver an ancient artifact to the royal majesty. Yes, the CGI-effects could been better and derivative factor is high but the Irish-Scots cast never treated the material with contempt - displaying admirable professionalism with director Anne Black keeping things tight as humanely as possible in this tightly-budgeted concoction. Add Dungeon & Dragons with Harlan Romance seasoning and stir in a bit of Game of Thrones, the end result is The Crown and the Dragon.
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