One of the best period pieces ever made

Rating: 9/10 (16 December 2018)

I had to drive ninety miles to see this in an art theater in a wealthy part of a city, but it was well worth it. I absolutely loved this movie, from start to finish. It's a period piece the director took seriously. Lighting during the day and night seems authentic, characters try to speak as they did back in the early 1700s as well as carry on with the mannerisms. Actors are all solid, the studio didn't force the director to cast actors that can't act and fit in with the time period. Think of the egregious casting of Channing Tatum in "The Eagle", set in Ancient Rome. That was so close to being a great movie. It was tragic. Everyone around him tried to play the part, except Channing, who probably never had even heard of Ancient Rome when he first showed up on set. Sets are all detailed and gorgeous to take in, the music is authentic, nothing modern to be heard at any point.
It's an British movie that isn't stuffy. It's set among the rich and powerful yet gritty and realistic. Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman definitely should be considered for Oscars for their performances. Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult and Joe Alwyn also do a stupendous job that should warrant recognition.
My one complaint lies with the trailer. That's why I took one star off. AMC advertised this movie constantly for months. Initially, I thought it was awful and that I would never see it because it was so weird and offbeat. Then it grew on me, literally around the 6th time I saw it. I guess I was brainwashed. Sad to say, they took all of the funniest, wittiest parts, pivotal scenes and put it in the trailers and clips released online. The scenes are not out of context either, it plays out in the movie exactly like it was edited into the trailer. What on Earth were the people behind the trailer thinking? It's not like this movie lacked filler scenes that would have sold the film just as well! So beware, if you have not seen the trailer but are interested in the film, do not watch it. The last trailer that was about as bad and revealing was the infamous Terminator Genisys trailer. Hollywood, please stop doing this!