A bit too ´sentionalist´ to my taste

Rating: 4/10 (21 May 2020)

To start with the positive, I found the costumes and set amazing. I guess a lot of research has been done as it matches what I recall having seen in museums. The photography and visual are really good, creating the dark ambiance of the times. However, on the latter, I find that it tends to go too much into describing the tortures inflected at the time as well as the misery. I found it realistic at first but it is many scenes with big zooms that seem to want to repulse the viewer to create some kind of sensationalism.
As I am not an historian, I cannot comment on the accuracy (many other reviewers here seem to have done the job already) but the aspect that I am in contempt with is the fact that I don´t manage to get into the story. The acting and the plots may be in line with the reality but I do not believe in the characters. A few scenes seem a bit ´made in Hollywood´, which is odd for a film about English history. By the way, why having chosen an Australian actress for the part?
My overall impression is that, as per the title of my review, this film was made to ´impress´ but not to reflect a part of history. As I am writing, there is one hour left to this film but I don´t really find any interest in watching further.
A great visual but that´s it.