"My compass was about trying to please the eight-year-old version of myself who discovered He-Man for the first time."

Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Kristen Wiig and Camila Mendes also appear in this latest cinematic incarnation of Mattel's enduring franchise.

"Masters of the Universe," in theaters Friday, struggles with its comic relief but is a lot of fun when it is able to just be a He-Man movie.