Frustrating and Tedious.

Rating: 2/10 (20 June 2011)

Well, we can definitely say this isn't a film for Tudor buffs. Of course, as with any historical drama, liberties may have to be taken occasionally with the facts for clarity and the necessity to fit the film into it's allotted running time. Sadly it seems there was no attempt to portray any kind of realism or accuracy at all - in fact, in this case, history has been butchered, but to what end? High tension drama? Bodice-ripping romance? On every level this film failed to deliver, but what's worse is that I am not clear as to what the film makers were trying to deliver in the first place.
We are all here because we appreciate film and have a longing to be entertained. Nobody expects to spend two hours plus of their lives to end up feeling bored and frustrated which is how I feel right now. A tedious and bland portrayal of one of our greatest monarchs and an ill-befitting testament to one of the most exciting periods of English history.