Great acting, plain story

Rating: 7/10 (26 February 2019)

It's interesting to see such film gets so much hate and love from people in the same time. There are certain "love it or hate it" kind of movies but I think this is not one of them. I'd say it's an average story, definitely not boring, but also not fascinating.
Great acting, costumes and decore are the highlights but after investing 2 hours into a movie, they are not enough saving the day. But great acting will leave some memorable moments I'm sure, especially Queen Anne character (got the Oscar for it and deserved it)
By the way I had the feeling that I'm watching a Paul Thomas Anderson movie at first. The tone and especially disturbing (but this one is failing) soundtrack made me feel that director's style is a bit too much influenced by him. Also one other thing I'm glad I haven't seen this one in theater. Probably I couldn't have stand that terrible score.
If you're looking for a story about passionate women and kind of similar story, I strongly recommend The Handmaiden (2016) instead.