1 of 5 | Nicholas Galitzine stars as Adam/He-Man in "Masters of the Universe," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Content Services LLC
LOS ANGELES, June 2 (UPI) -- Masters of the Universe, in theaters Friday, is a fun He-Man movie trapped inside a bad comedy. The He-Man movie ultimately wins but it is a hard fought battle.
On Eternia, young Adam (Artie Wilkinson-Hunt) is smaller and weaker than the other 10-year-old warriors, plus he goofs off. When Skeletor (Jared Leto) invades, the Sorceress (Morena Baccarin) sends Adam to Earth.
Adam spent the next 15 years looking for the Sword of Power he lost during the trip, and everyone thinks he's delusional for describing his home planet in vivid detail. When he finds the sword as an adult (Nicholas Galitzine), Teela (Camila Mendes) finds him and brings him home.
The Eternia prologue gets Masters of the Universe off to a solid start. They may have built a real courtyard for Castle Grayskull and some interiors but the vast landscapes of Eternia and towering Castle Grayskull appear to be computer-generated backdrops.
