The Marsh King's Daughter Movie Review and Free Download

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The Marsh King’s Daughter tells the story of Helena, a woman who was born in captivity to a kidnapped mother and a violent father in the remote marshlands of Michigan. She escapes with her mother when she is 12 years old, but 20 years later, her father breaks out of prison and hunts her down. Helena must use her survival skills to find him before he finds her and her family.

The film stars Daisy Ridley as Helena, Ben Mendelsohn as her father Jacob, and Gil Birmingham as her stepfather. It is directed by Neil Burger, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Mark L. Smith.

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast, especially Mendelsohn, but criticized the slow pace, the lack of character development, and the unsatisfying ending. Some reviewers also noted that the film failed to capture the lyrical and emotional quality of the novel, and that it was a mediocre adaptation of a compelling story.

The film has a rating of 37% on Rotten Tomatoes¹, based on 35 reviews, with an average score of 5.4/10. The website’s consensus reads: “The Marsh King’s Daughter begins with plenty of promise and has a remarkable cast, but they’re outweighed by the story’s dawdling pace and clumsy conclusion.”

On Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 12 reviews, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. One of the positive reviews came from Screen Rant, which gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: “The Marsh King’s Daughter isn’t particularly memorable or special, but it manages to hold our interest throughout as it ramps up the tension.”