Different type of period piece

Rating: 6/10 (25 February 2019)

I have no idea why everyone thought this was going to be a nice comedy. It's a period piece based on manipulation with dark comedic overtones and sharp witted tongues. It's an artful look at some of the behind the scenes lifestyles of the time. The movies is based on true characters and true events. No one can say for certain how physically intimate the women were - but there was plenty of speculation that the story is not a stretch.
In the end, I found the movie to be exactly what I thought it would be coming into it. If anything, I was surprised with the stylization. I am not sure what some of the other reviewers were looking for that came away disappointed. Perhaps they didn't invest any time into understanding what this movie was going to be about.