Kingdom of Chalamet

Rating: 7/10 (2 November 2019)

Watched it for Chalamet, stayed for Edgerton and Pattinson particularly the latter...
I have been excited to see this ever since it was announced that Timothée Chalamet was going to be playing King Henry V, who as always is a triumph up on screen - he's the male Jennifer Lawrence, who keeps picking the meaty roles and will eventually land his Oscar (and rightly so) however it wont be for this role!
Chalamet plays a character that soo many others have played over the year, yet he brings a subtlety and captivating performance - that at times i don't see anyone else on the screen.
I am the furthest from a Robert Pattinson fan but somehow he had me eating out the palm of his hand as The Dauphin - campy, over the top and at times creepy.
Yet his death scene was very lacklustre and i felt all this built up through the film was for nothing!
Sean Harris as always excels playing Chief Justice William Gascoigne - theres a scene near the end that had me soo gripped just by how he completely embraced this character and went toe to toe with Chalamet.
Joel Edgerton as Falstaff brings a much needed breath of fresh air into The King and for me is one of the biggest stand outs from the beginning.
The battle scenes are directed brilliantly and gets you right in to the action - which at times is quite brutal but the cinematography adds a new dynamic that feels more rich and exuberant.
The end battle in particular did give me Game of Thrones vibes which i also quite liked.
Overall there are alot of peaks in The King which kept me gripped, however there are other movies in this genre i have watched over the years that i feel are better developed.