Henry VIII
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Movie Reviews of Henry VIII
Movie Review: A ghastly mistake
Summary: 1 Stars
I have little to add to the other reviewers, who categorize this production's inadequacies most effectively. I merely want to emphasize the abysmal casting and mis-casting; take one example -- Emilia Fox was fine in "The Pianist." She just doesn't belong here. And as for Winstone? Well, Henry VIII had his vulgar side but he was profoundly concerned with the stature and dignity of his office and was not inclined to let his guard down in public. He was every inch a king, not every inch the bouncer down the pub.
Fortunately, relief is at hand in the form of the 1969 BBC 6-parter which towers over this travesty and manages to get pretty much all of the details right. That legendary production is a miracle of fine writing, careful thought, superb acting, and judicious casting (Bernard Hepton was born to play Cranmer, and don't forget Basil Dignam as the awful Gardiner). It's as fresh and vivid as the day it was released!
Movie Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I feel somewhat disgusted that I lent two evenings of my life to watching this terrible film. Although it appeared on PBS's Masterpiece Theater, I wouldn't call this a masterpiece by anyone's definintion.
I am a history buff, but not a historian, and yet I spent most of this movie picking it apart as it was inaccurate on too many things to list.
I could have probably overlooked the inaccuracies if it had at least been well acted or interesting, but it was neither. The acting was mediocre, Ray Winstone seemed to be channeling Tony Soprano for his bizarre portrayal of Henry the VIII. Helena Bonham Carter phoned in her performance of Anne Boleyn.
I would not recommend this movie to anyone. I would recommend instead that you get Starkey's closer to historically accurate and far more interesting "Six Wives of Henry the VIII".
Movie Review: Tudor England meets "Days of Our Lives"
Summary: 1 Stars
I have been interested in Henry and the Tudor dynasty for 22 years and was very excited to discover this dvd as I had never heard of it previously. I should have read the customer reviews listed before I clicked "buy". While the costumes and locations are shot beautifully, the dialogue is insipid and the history is flat out wrong. Misinformation abounds. I would encourage the Henry VIII enthusiast to spend a little extra money and buy the BBC mini series from the 1970's instead.
Between the bodice ripping and over wrought emotion on display I expected Susan Lucci to make an appearance. Streaked mascara and all. My advice - skip it. "All My Children" is cheaper.
Movie Review: Bloody embarrassment
Summary: 1 Stars
This abomination is not worth many words & fewer moments of attention. Basically it's history as a dumbed-down East Enders style soap opera. The acting ranges from the completely miscast Ray Winstone's one-note cockney thug shtick to Helena Bonham Carter's predictably stiff posturing (not much different from her phony histronics in Fight Club). The rest is a bunch of nyah-ha-ha routines. The best actors - Charles Dance & David Suchet - get dispatched early on. Lucky them.