St Crispin's Day

Rating: 5/10 (4 November 2019)

Making a movie about Henry V without even an attempt at some of the wondrous speeches is either a mark of incredible carelessness, ignorance, or yet more Nutflux Agendae. The highly debated nature of the victory at Agincourt is shrugged off as if we were watching an episode of Oz. That battle has been analyzed from a strategic, technological, and even class-caste system point of view, and only the barest hints of its facets are explored. Okay, so much for historical "accuracy". But it actually gets a tiny bit worse. Falstaff does not appear in Henry V, although his death is discussed early on. He is probably the most interesting part of this movie and he may not belong at all. And the battles. The battles. The battles are nearly interminable. If I wanted to watch a melee, I would go to a Ren Faire.
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