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Review: 'Dungeons Dragons' puts the funny in fantasy

Sophia Lillis, from left, Justice Smith and Michelle Rodriguez in a scene from "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." (Courtesy)

"You're not a lot of fun, are you," notes barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) to brave fighter Xenk (Rege-Jean Page) in the new "Dungeons & Dragons" film, making two jokes at once.

The first is that Xenk, a paladin (or holy knight) in "D&D" lingo, is everything BUT fun - gorgeous, noble, heroic, smart, and did we mention gorgeous? He's just REALLY not fun, or funny. He's so not funny, it's hilarious.

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