King Ralph

With the royal wedding upon us, I thought I would delve into a film about the Royal Family. Sure I could do The Queen, or Elizabeth : The Golden Age, but I thought I would go with a more less known King to talk about. Ralph. That's right. King Ralph (John Goodman) is anointed  King of England when ancestry lines are studies and he is in fact the only living heir to the throne. What makes this so good is he is American. I mean, I'm American, but Ralph is AMERICAN American. He bowls, smokes cigars, drinks heavily, swears, is uncouth, overweight and unattractive. He says what he means and doesn't hold back. He finds out he is to be king and thinks it's a gag. Sir Cedric Charles Willingham (Peter O'Toole) is in charge of bringing him back and grooming him into the future King. As for young William, he has been bred for 29 years for the throne. I think it probably would take that long to know how to act, along with knowing the rules of what to do and not to do. William's bride, Kate Middleton, is probably feeling a lot like Ralph, in the sense that she is a commoner. She must learn how she must act. I'm sure she is a lovely person, but we wouldn't want to get on the Queen's bad side. Ralph has a very hard time adapting to his new power and responsibilities. You see, he welcomed the power and fame, but had no idea about the responsibility of it all. Don't you sometimes wish there were classic sayings that would help one understand? Ooooh!! I got one. Ready? "With great power, comes great responsibility." I just came up with that, and I think it could change lives. Ralph soon realizes, being Kings sucks, which is funny, because Tom Petty made us all think "it's good to be King." He does his best, but every man has a breaking point. He goes out and gets trashed which looks bad, because Royalty does not act in that manner. He don't care, "Honey Badger don't give a S***." He revolutionizes the game of cricket, almost lops off a man's ear in a knighting ceremony, and meets the love of his life. This is such a fun film. I have to admit, I got a little glued to the coverage of Prince William and Kate Middleton walking down the isle this morning, while my wife intentionally recorded 6 hours of television coverage. I usually don't care for British Royalty, but if Ralph Hampton Gainsworth Jones were King, I may care a little bit more.


NBM rates King Ralph - Awesome