Known as The Sun King, Louis XIV (Pierce Brosnan) is the most powerful and influential monarch on the planet. Obsessed with his own mortality and the future of France, Louis turns to his spiritual advisor, Père La Chaise (William Hurt), and the royal physician to help him obtain the key to immortality. Believing a mermaid (Fan Bingbing) contains a force that grants everlasting life, Louis commissions a young sea captain to search the seas and capture the mystical creature.

 

When I first saw the trailer for The King's Daughter I was a bit taken aback and confused. Normally, I would be super excited to see anything with Pierce Brosnan, but I was so shocked by the seemingly low quality look and feel of the movie that I immediately said to myself "I'm not watching that!" But being a reviewer does mean watching everything that comes your way, so when I received a copy of the film, I sat down to watch and hoped for the best. 

 

The film follows several developing relationships that focus on love, family, and the search for happiness.  The unfortunate thing is that the title relationship between Brosnan and his estranged daughter (Kaya Scodelario) never really picked up and they never seem to emotionally connect.  The number of scenes they share seems limited and with little interaction and feeling. So at the end when you're hoping for a grand payoff, there really isn't one.  The other relationships between the daughter and her love interest and even her relationship with her handmaid have more feeling - which doesn't bode well if the whole point is to focus on "The King and his daughter." 

 

The mermaid character had a little bit of a 'cheap' feel to it and some of the