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Unfortunately, the colorful fairy tale world of Damsel cannot hide the fact that the plot is quite simple and things like character development or even exciting characters are completely missing. There are also mistakes and inconsistencies in the staging. Cinematically, the whole thing is rather mediocre. Nevertheless, the movie doesn't manage to be completely boring - which is probably also due to Millie Bobby Brown's good performance. Conclusion: not really good, but not really bad either ... at least visually splendid and therefore worth seeing. Last but not least, I wouldn't call it a fantasy movie. It's a fairy tale movie ... but a little too brutal for children.

Although Monarch has made an enormous effort to deliver a glossy series, you are more and more disappointed with every episode. The dramaturgy and narrative style simply don't manage to generate anything long term exciting. Maybe it's also the plot as such that you're tempted to switch off with every episode because nothing happens and nothing interesting is told. Flashbacks, which are quite interesting at the beginning, make the feeling of boredom even worse at the end. Shortly before the end of episode 8, I decided not to continue watching. Brilliant CGI for a few minutes every 3 hours just isn't enough to keep me entertained. I find the series a waste of time.

After all the rather good reviews here, one is rather disappointed. The science fiction idea itself is great, and you can spin so many visions of the future out of it, but in the end it's just a poor and very long-winded story that loses itself more and more in meaninglessness. And so some German 90-minute TV thrillers are more exciting than this production. This is once again a shame, because the movie is visually quite coherent and some of the actors try to give their best. In short: a great idea, a less imaginative plot and a dramaturgical failure. Perhaps the film should have been shortened to give it a bit more drive? 20 minutes less and the film would certainly have lost nothing, but perhaps gained more liveliness.