Understand that this is not a comedy

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2019)

This is my first review and I'm writing it to address some of the ridiculous 1/2 star reviews I saw on here before watching the film.
I've seen a lot of negative reviews suggesting that this film was billed as a comedy. I personally haven't seen anything to suggest as such and I think it's worth understanding the type of film you are going to watch before actually...going to watch it.
The script and cast are incredible and whilst there is an underlying dark humour and some very funny lines for Queen Anne (the amazing Olivia Coleman), this is a period drama based (very loosely) on the true story of Queen Anne and her two subordinates in the 17th century. It is not a comedy.
This film/genre isn't something that I would have paid to go and see normally however I was convinced by the make up of the cast and the positive critic reviews. I wasn't disappointed. Throughout, the film was entertaining, funny, dramatic however the reason that I have not scored this 9 or 10 stars is just that it was a little too bizarre for my taste. Some of the fisheye lens shots and the score seemed just a little too much at times to a simple cinema-goer like me however on the whole thoroughly enjoyed it. Would suggest seeing it at the cinema for sure as I think it would get lost on the small screen.
Script and cast are absolutely brilliant.