A good film but a bit 'over-brooded'.

Rating: 6/10 (5 November 2019)

(lite spoilers) The King has everything required in a great film. Compelling characters excellently portrayed. Great script. Gritty realism in sets and costume. Subtlety in plot and dialogue. I really loved the period language. But ... for some reason it just never really got there for me. I can't speak to historical accuracy for I don't know the history. There are elements and segments that really stand out, but overall it has a brooding quality that felt overdone. It never seems to get out of the gray. There's a portentous weight on everything that never wants to let you breathe. They didn't really need the constant score. There are many scenes that would have played better on their own without the incessant tonal atmospherics. I think performances were strong enough without having to force the scene with bg music. The battle was a powerful series of scenes but I think GoT stole some of that thunder with Battle Of The Bastards.