It's Natalie (Anne) for sure and not Scarlet (Mary) (dvd)

Rating: 4/10 (28 September 2011)

It was a good idea to cast those young actresses to play sisters but there's a huge gap of talent between them: Scarlet seems pale and sometimes a bit dumb in comparison to the bright sun of Natalie. With this movie, Natalie really proves that she is an extraordinary actress: her face tells her mind and even without speaking, you can tell if she's happy, sad, afraid or mad.
Hadn't she been there, the movie would have been duller because it's a closed-doors drama about wealthy, mighty and revolting people. Sure, it has also a historic and social value and the production is lavish. With this, you'll learn that the Church of England has been founded by sex and not faith, you'll discover how the families were built before the invention of wedding by love. But it's above all life at the court and finally, it's very far away of my convictions.
NB: Morrissey should stop playing bastards because now, every time I saw him, he irritates me!