Delgo is a story of two nations, the Nohrin and the Lockni. Although these groups of people aren't very different overall, they have been enemies for years. When the Nohrin first made contact with the Lockni, the Lockni welcomed them and gave them land to expand their kingdom. King Zahn (Louis Gossett Jr.), the leader of the Nohrin, is a benevolent ruler who welcomed the peace with the Lockni. Unfortunately, his sister, Sedessa (Anne Bancroft), is not as benevolent. She leads the troops to war against the Lockni, killing everyone she can find. When her brother Zahn hears of this, he tells her that she is no longer a member of the royal family and not his sister anymore. To get back at him, she plans to kill him and his family. Just as she has killed his wife, the baby wakes up crying and Zahn is able to stop Sedessa. Sedessa is banished, and as the ultimate punishment, her wings are removed rendering her unable to fly again.
With Sedessa gone, you would think that the land would be able to return to the more peaceful times. But war is hard to overcome and so instead there is an uneasy peace with heavy rules on the borders and no contact between the people. Things remain like this for 15 years, but it wasn't going to last forever. The young princess Kyla (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is out one day when she sees a Lockni in trouble. Delgo (Freddie Prinze Jr.) is hanging from a branch about to fall into a chasm when Kyla rescues him. Of course, given that contact is forbidden, and to make matters even worse, she's the princess, you know things aren't going to go that easily. From here on out, Delgo and Kyla are going to have a long journey to try and establish peace between their races.
While there are some good things in the movie, overall it is simply mediocre. Delgo's friend Filo reminds me so much of Jar Jar Binks personality-wise that I hated him from the moment he was on the screen. The plotline was very predictable. Every time I guessed something was going to happen, it did. The visuals also bothered me quite a lot. I've seen better rendering in videogames. Especially when there were a lot of things going on at once, they seemed very pixilated. It was quite distracting at times. Honestly, I'm not sure who the target audience is for Delgo. It is too graphic for younger children (I feel it is, at least), but too simple a plot for adults. I'm guessing maybe it was targeted for teenagers, but that's a small audience to market to.
There are some extra features that are interesting to watch, though. Seeing the Behind the Scenes is always fun for me. There are also deleted scenes, character introductions, and more that are worth watching. The "Short" that is on there is highly entertaining. The gecko-like creatures are adorable.
Delgo is a decent, if a little predictable, movie to watch. As long as you're not looking for ground-breaking graphics and complex storylines, you'll probably enjoy it.
