Lady Jane
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Cary Elwes, Helena Bonham Carter, Jill Bennett, John Wood, Michael Hordern Director: Trevor Nunn Brand: BONHAM-CARTER,HELEN DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Running Time: 141 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-02-18 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Paramount |
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Movie Reviews of Lady Jane
Movie Review: Eh...
Summary: 2 Stars
I was excited to see this movie but ultimately disappointed, mostly with the fact that it was turned so much into a love story between Jane and Guilford, when historically there was no love lost between them. I can understand feeling that the love story was needed to give the story some substance, but I think that idea is proven wrong when you read Alison Weir's superb new historical novel "Innocent Traitor", which, as far as I know, is far more accurate, and I couldn't put it down. It tells Jane's story from the time of her birth and truly illustrates the treachery and manipulativeness of her parents. And it makes it quite clear that Jane and Guilford were NOT in love.
To see the two of them falling for each other was boring to me-the politics of the succession are far more interesting, and to be honest after Bonham Carter's indifferent performance I really didn't care about Jane's happiness. And for someone who didn't want to be queen, she sure seems to be enjoying ordering people around in this movie. Bonham Carter didn't do it for me here and she does not do it for me as a much too old Anne Boleyn in the 2003 HBO series-she came off quite indifferent there too. Perhaps she just is not meant to play characters from this time period.
I hope they adapt Weir's novel into something, because the story really is fascinating, but it is not well executed here. (No pun intended).