The Kid Who Would Be King-Kids’ Movie Review

Could a modern-day English boy ever become king? Alex Elliot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) is an ordinary 12 year old boy who occasionally gets bullied in school. One day as he’s running away from the bullies he ends up falling into a construction site where he finds King Arthur’s famous sword, Excalibur. Alex’s life dramatically changes as he encounters the wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart) who appears in teen form in Alex’s school. Merlin explains that Alex is the new king and needs to defeat the wicked villain Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson). Now Alex gathers a group of friends, and converts his enemies to allies, to form a new round table, and defeat the evil villain. Maybe an ordinary 12 year old boy can become king.

Rating: 4 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: April 16, 2019
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 10+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: Mild
Will Kids Like It? Yes

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Sexual Content: Mild

We see a character briefly walking around naked. His bottom half is blurred out therefore we don’t see his privates.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Excessive

Kids are bullied in school. One scene shows a bully hanging another kid upside down.
The villain is a scary looking creature with a scary army. The army is filled with mud creatures who have creepy eyes and dangerous weapons. They attack the kids and invade one of the boys’ homes.

Evil trees and skeleton’s attack the kids.
There are numerous battles and chase scenes with the villain, her army vs.the kids.
We see the villain breath fire and destroy part of the school.

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