Undiscerning kids may forgive the film its many foibles, but that's probably not be enough to warrant further episodes.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 4, 2024

The film's premise is basically a haphazard combo of The Princess Diaries and X-Men with half the charm and an eighth of the budget...

| Original Score: 1.5/10 | Jan 15, 2021

A great premise, but the story is a bit incoherent and more than trite...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 8, 2020

Sam's nonexistent character development makes her difficult to relate to. Just because she pushes back against the rules and throws on a T-shirt that says "feminist" doesn't automatically make her an empowered female protagonist.

| Oct 2, 2020

A solid, enjoyable romp, and probably the beginning of a franchise that blends Disney royalty and superheros with a new spin.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 29, 2020

if you're looking for a light superhero ensemble with low stakes and dope jumpsuits, this movie has exactly what you need to have a fun night in with the family.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 29, 2020

"Secret Society of Second-Born Royals" is such a sad baby chimera of second-wave digital content that the mere act of reviewing it feels unnecessarily hostile.

| Original Score: D | Sep 28, 2020

Kids will probably dig it, while parents will be able to tolerate it well enough. It's not good enough to care about or bad enough to avoid - an adequate time-passer that leaves the door open for more.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 28, 2020

More of a throwaway distraction than a fully-realized epic, it harkens back to the kind of material you would see more often on the Disney Channel.

| Sep 28, 2020

It's very pat and predictable, but the kids won't mind. You will.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 27, 2020

Secret Society of Second Born Royals fires on all cylinders giving me Princess Diaries meets Goonies meets The Avengers. These teen superheros never looked and felt second best!

| Sep 27, 2020

Mythology-happy Disney has never missed an opportunity for the future brand, but it still squanders the assets they have here.

| Sep 26, 2020

Secret Society of Second-Born Royals is pure family-friendly fun, combining princesses and superheroes for a delightful, if unoriginal, adventure.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 26, 2020

Second Born Royals feels like a PG version of Kingsman: The Secret Service with humor and an aesthetic akin to Disney Channel features.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 25, 2020

The movie is a fun time, an exciting showcase of superpowers and high-stakes action, but it also could be so much more.

| Sep 25, 2020

It's slick and generally solid comic-book-style fun, with uniforms and everything, as these youths discover their powers and Astin provides welcome humor as the group's able if exasperated mentor.

| Sep 25, 2020

I imagine lots of young girls (and perhaps a few boys) will enjoy this mash-up of royals, princesses, and the ability to perform like a superhero. (Full Content Review for Parents - Violence, etc. - also Available)

| Sep 25, 2020

It is the most bare-bones superhero movie I've ever seen, entirely unambitious in its world-building, characters, and structure.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 25, 2020

"Second-Born Royals" doesn't know how to be kid-friendly without being dumb.

| Sep 24, 2020

If you're going to make a superhero movie today, you gotta have a budget. "Secret Society," perhaps, had Microsoft Paint.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 24, 2020