The plot: The Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, a world shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor. Joining forces with Teela and Man-At-Arms, Adam must embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.
I was looking forward to this film.
This film was a ton of fun.
Pros: This film has gone full blast with how humorous the film gets. The look of Eternia is incredible from the locations to the creatures. Nicholas Galitzine was surprisingly good as Adam / He -Man. Adam & Duncan were the two I was engaged with their storylines. The pacing does remind me of Thor Ragnarök & Guardians of the Galaxy. Skeletor was hilarious and scary at times. It does embrace it’s ridiculous of this concept. The action scenes were so good and well executed & the soundtrack Rocks.
Cons: I didn’t gets most of the jokes at times. Alison Brie wasn’t that great as Evil-Lyn felt miscast after seeing her. & the was some missed opportunities with the transformation for Battle Cat & its failure to develop the side characters more of in the 2-hour runtime.
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Directed by Travis Knight
Produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Robbie Brenner, DeVon Franklin
Written by Chris Butler, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee,David Callaham
Based on Masters of the Universe by Mattel
Story by Aaron Nee; Adam Nee; Alex Litvak; Michael Finch
Starring: Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Alison Brie, James Purefoy, Morena Baccarin, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Kristen Wiig, Jared Leto & Idris Elba.
Cinematography: Fabian Wagner
Edited by Paul Rubell
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Production companies: Amazon MGM Studios (United States and Canada), Sony Pictures Releasing International (International)
Distributed by: Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures
The Casts:
- Nicholas Galitzine as Adam Glenn / He-Man, the former Prince of Eternia who was raised on Earth after fleeing his home for his protection.
- Artie Wilkinson-Hunt as young Adam.
- Camila Mendes as Teela, Duncan’s adoptive daughter and Captain of the Guards of Eternia who serves as Adam’s lieutenant and love interest.
- Eire Farrell as young Teela.
- Idris Elba as Duncan / Man-At-Arms, Teela’s adoptive father and King Randor’s trusted general who fights with his vast array of weapons and gadgets as one of Adam’s Heroic Warriors.
- Jared Leto as Skeletor, a disfigured warlock and the tyrannical ruler of Eternia whose fiendish grip on the planet forces Prince Adam to embrace his true destiny as He-Man.
- Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, a sorceress who betrayed Eternia for Skeletor’s cause.
- James Purefoy as King Randor, the ruler of the Eternian kingdom of Eternos, Marlena’s husband, and Adam’s father who was usurped by Skeletor.
- Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena, an ex-astronaut from Earth, co-ruler of Eternos, Randor’s wife, and Adam’s mother who was usurped by Skeletor.
- Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress, the current guardian of Castle Grayskull whose magical knowledge is unsurpassed.
- Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Fisto, who fights with his distinctive metal right hand as a Heroic Warrior.
- Jon Xue Zhang as Ram-Man, a Heroic Warrior known for his powerful headbutt attack.
- Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw, a cyborg weapons expert and ally of Skeletor.
- Sasheer Zamata as Suzie, Adam’s boss on Earth.
- Christian Vunipola as Hussein, Adam’s roommate.
- Christiaan Bettridge as Dian, a Royal Guard who used to bully Adam as a child because he’s half Eternian.
- James Wilkinson as Mekaneck, a Heroic Warrior who can extend his mechanical neck to great lengths.
- Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, a bounty hunter and swordsman allied with Skeletor.
- James Apps as Spikor, a spike-covered member of Skeletor’s Evil Warriors that serves as his blacksmith.
- Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Goat Man, a formidable warrior allied with Skeletor after being exiled from his tribe.
- Stephen Adentan as Moss Man, a humanoid plant creature.
- Arun Bassi as Pigboy, a member of Skeletor’s Evil Warriors.
Additionally, Dolph Lundgren, who portrayed He-Man in the 1987 film, cameos as a “Macho Man” who encounters Adam at a gym. Adam’s sister, Adora / She-Ra, played by Lauren Saliu, also appears in mid-credits scenes.
Voices
- Kristen Wiig as Roboto, a robot who possesses great strength and resilience with her mechanical body.
- Piotr Michael as the Eternian ship.
- Christopher Ragland as Orko, a magician from the parallel world of Trolla.
- Gary Martin as Beast Man, an ape-like member of his similar-named kind and one of Skeletor’s top lieutenants who has the power to mind control creatures. John King served as a CGI stand-in for Beast Man while James Unsworth provides the motion-capture for Beast Man.
- Tom Wilton as the voice of Cringer / Battle Cat, a talking green tiger who is Adam’s pet and companion. Fletcher Glenn voices a young Cringer.
- Ben Pronsky as Karg, a member of Skeletor’s Evil Warriors that holds a hook on his left hand. Hung Dante Dong serves as the physical actor.
- I highly recommend this film in cinemas.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe