The King

Rating: 7/10 (3 November 2019)

The story of Henry V, from inheriting the crown from his father to his famous victory at Agincourt.
An often stirring, thoughtful and very serious telling of the tale which focusses predominantly on the strategies and smarts needed by the young king to get him through war with France and to understand the political necessities to be supreme ruler.
The cast are excellent with particularly Harris as Henry's principal advisor and Edgerton as an enjoyable, albeit less comic than usual, Falstaff edging ahead. Chalamet is the tricky one and whilst he is a terrific actor and performs a great turn as Henry, occasionally it seems an uncomfortable fit.
There is little to take issue with however. Edgerton's script is fine if a little flowery in places and fun though Pattinson is as the Dauphin, he seems as if he's auditioning for a Bond villain role.
The film twists and turns quite nicely and is often quite violent, but overall it's a great tale, beautiful to look at and well told.