All in all, a film I would recommand

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2020)

Before watching this movie I had read some reviews about inaccurate historical information, which yes is true. Some parts are twisted, as well as the timeline, especially when talking about the Hundred Years War. The plot was moderately gripping, however not as much as I had hoped. The casting was done very nicely, even though some would say that they only cast Timothee ChalamÃ©e and Robert Pattinson for their looks, which I definately would not agree. Having seen many films in my time, and many of their films as well, I can say that they are both outstanding actors that always give a great performance. The only thing that disturbed me, was the inaccuracy with which they percieved the war. It was a war that lasted more than 100 years, however they had made it seem as if England had won instantly. I do understand that it was in order to give the film a beggining and an ending, but maybe they could have done it differently. As far as the historic inaccuracy goes, they could not have done it in another way, as the aim of the film was to depict king Henry. As one cannot do a detailed biography of each important thing he had done, it was necessary to "cut it short", in order to present as much as possible. As I have read many negative reviews regarding the historic part, I would like to remind people that films are not documentaries. We watch documentaries for historic facts and evidence however, we watch movies for the cinematography, for the moving performances of the actors and for the entertainment.