Not what I thought because I was led to think of another

Rating: 5/10 (4 August 2019)

I too couldn't wait to see this film. Now that I've seen it, I can't have un-seen it.
I like quirky period pieces. The comedic ones are hard to do, and this started out very funny. Then it took a turn that could have been more funny, quirky, satiric and turned into quite the mess. Many people say this is the work of the director, Lanthimos. Maybe, but the acts of comedy, pathos, ingenuity were there are points, but not enough. I do not think that was all the fault of the director entirely, the script had much to do with it, as did other things.
The man characters were fascinating, and watching another 'tables turn ambition film featuring women' was quite nice, especially with Stone and Weisz at the helm of the 18th Century's take on it, and Colman putting forth a great performance in it all as the (bipolar?) Queen Anne. That wasn't so bad, just not
What bothered me is that I kept thinking from time to time while watching, "What if ... Ken Russell did this film'?" For me, there in lies the criticism. Ken Russell would have done this as this work reminds me of a film much trying to be similar the work of his.
This film is not dreadfully horrible, but it's not what it could have all totally been towards brilliance either. However, it did make me miss Ken Russell and his type of touch to even it all out as it looks like this is what it was trying to go for.