Cromwell
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Movie Reviews of Cromwell
Movie Review: Superbly Done Historical Drama
Summary: 5 Stars
For a period piece about the English Civil War and the role that Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I played in it, this film is excellent. Both Richard Harris and Alec Guiness are perfectly cast as Cromwell and the King respectively and are surrounded by a fine supporting cast. Guiness at times is absolutely spellbinding as a King who slowly realizes that power is slipping from him and his performance is one of the greatest film representations of a Monarch I've ever seen. His trial scene is one of the film's highlights.
The sets and costuming are accurate and beautiful depicting 17th century England realistically. The battles and military scenes may lack absolute historical accuracy as some below have noted but nevertheless they are well done and brief enough not to distract from the overall value of this film.
The only negative aspect of this for me was the musical score which I found at times distracting and even annoying. The opening theme is brutal but don't let it discourage you, it does get better.
Movie Review: A GREAT OLD MOVIE FROM THE SEVENTIES
Summary: 5 Stars
I know that some people call this movie a tribute to overacting, but I think that's what historical drama SHOULD be. Overblown, like Greek tragedy, because, say what you like about Cromwell himself, or about Richard Harris' portrayal of him, he DID change human history, and that's no small matter. Both Cromwell and Charles I were overplayed, and should have been, as the question being tested during the English Civil War settled, at least partly, the question, does the king exist to serve the people, or do the people exist to serve the King? And, if that question had gone the other way, the United States Of America would not exist, as the driving concept behind our country is the answer that Cromwell forced, that the King exists to serve the people. I found a dramatization of that question being debated to the point of the battlefield, to be entertaining and, obviously, thought provoking.Movie Review: BEAUTIFUL AND OUTSTANDING HISTORICAL EPIC
Summary: 5 Stars
Richard Harris gives an impassioned performance as Cromwell. The script is literate without being rhetorical. But Guinness steals the show as the fateful King Charles--watch this performance carefully and see great acting at its greatest! The sets and (Oscar-winning) costumes are flawless. This movie is visually impressive and emotionally involving. For some reason certain reviewers in the past and present have dismissed the movie as less than what it is. That's just plain (1970s) snobbery by critics who just want to impress other critics with their limited wit and abundant sarcasm. Forget about the so-called inaccuracies. History in general is one inaccuracy after another. This is a movie, and as a movie it works beautifully! Highly recommended for adults, although I find nothing offensive for mature youngsters. They don't make these films anymore!Movie Review: A Great Film
Summary: 5 Stars
Richard Harris looks more like Cromwell than Cromwell. Much of the dialogue is from the historical record and the pen of the historical characters portrayed. There are errors such as attributing Fairfax's prayer to Cromwell, and the numbers and situations at the battles of Naseby and Edgehill but overall it is very accurate for the medium of film. The battle reinactments are smaller scale than the actual battles (as always) but they are quite well done with some great camera work including a moving camera at horse hoof level.
Even an Irishman (like Richard Harris) and a Royalist can find this film interesting even if one brings a prejudice against Cromwell to the viewing.
Movie Review: cromwell
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good movie about the English civil war between parliament and the king.Both Richard Harris(Cromwell) and Alec Guiness(Charles) are excellent representing two different views of government.While the king lost the war and his head, the political situation which started the war was never really resolved. Cromwell became "Lord Protector" a king in all but name, until his death and the restoration