Skylar Astin injects a deadpan energy into the proceedings as their (openly gay and gluten intolerant) professor. So after an awkward and not-entirely-convincing opening reel showing off how Peyton Elizabeth Lee’s Sam is rebelling against her own family’s monarchy via generic music in the streets, the film picks up steam once she joins four other kids who are seemingly in summer school but are actually to be trained as superheroes. Directed by Anna Mastro and penned by Alex Litvak, Andrew Green and Austin Winsberg, the flick deals with, as the title declares, the second-born kids of the various kingdom-ruling families, along with the revelation that they will live out their days as secret superheroes while their siblings rule in public. Moreover, while it was produced by The Disney Channel it exists as a Disney+ streaming exclusive. 'Secret Society of Second Born Royals' streams on Disney+ from Friday, 25th September.We may never know how many Disney+ subscribers watched the Disney Channel-produced The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals. Disney+ subscribers might check 'Secret Society of Second Born Royals' out for the sake of curiosity - after all, they paid for the subscription - but don't bother. Top this off with lame, over-the-top, Disney Channel-esque acting and zero chemistry, particularly between characters who are meant to be family members, and you just have a really rubbish movie. In addition, the CGI is bad enough to rival The Rock as The Scorpion King in 'The Mummy Returns'. Like why does Sam turn on the sprinklers rather than just leaving in the night club scene when she's feeling overwhelmed? And why do there seem to be so few actual members of the society? Also why does Sam chase the bad guy after barely getting away with her life? And then why the hell does her mom just let her see him afterwards? Also for a society that's meant to be secret, they seem to have told everyone about it by the end.
There are so many plot holes you could make a colander out of the movie. And a finale where the heroes are in pretty dresses and tuxes while also kicking butt (it's Disney, so you can't say ass). Let's not forget to throw in a "hanging out with our new friends at the beach while music blasts in the background" montage. Not to mention the second-born royals based entirely around stereotypes such as the weird girl, the loner, and the popular blonde. The bad guy in a top security prison ("all this for one guy?" a guard asks unironically) who breaks out of jail moments after we first meet him. You've got our "rebel" protagonist who "just doesn't fit in." Her sister who's "perfect", but wait, it turns out she's human and flawed too.
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The film depends entirely on the most trite and overused movie conventions. We're a team!" being just a couple of examples), one shudders from the opening narration. You think Disney covered everything you could about being a superhero through Marvel? Well guess what kids?! Now you can be a superhero AND a prince/princess AND a secret agent! What fun! Loaded with the most cringeworthy, banal dialogue one can encounter in a feature (lines like "you're meant for something great" and "we've something he doesn't have. They just spew out rubbish they know audiences will consume in masses. But 'Secret Society of Second Born Royals' is so blasé that one truly loses hope that the House of Mouse really cares anymore. Sure, the live-action remake of 'Mulan' wasn't the worst.
One feared that following the release of 'Artemis Fowl' on Disney+, similar subpar features would follow. She and her classmates have inherited superpowers which instructor James (Skylar Astin) helps hone so they can join the society's efforts in saving the world. When the two land in trouble, Sam gets sent to summer school - boo! But then it turns out the school will train her and fellow second-born royals for a secret society. Sam has no interest in royalty - she just wants to rock out with her fellow "rock" band member and best friend Mike (Noah Lomax). In the Disney+ original movie 'Secret Society of Second Born Royals', we follow Sam (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), daughter of Queen Catherine (Elodie Yung) and little sister of future queen, Princess Eleanor (Ashley Liao).
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