Today's film?
A Royal Affair (89% on Rot Tom, 7.5 on IMDB)
I really wanted to love this movie. From the beginning, it looked so promising. The shots were so damn pretty. However, this film suffered from two major flaws: 1. It was far too long for the story it was telling and 2. (and I cringe as I write this) The actors weren't attractive enough to hold my attention for how long it was.
A Royal Affair tells the story of royalty, shocker, in Denmark at the beginning of the Enlightenment. The Queen has a not-so-secret affair with the King's physician. And while the film was shot magnificently, there was no chemistry between the characters and not a lot happened in the 137 minutes it took to watch it. Generally, the costumes were more interesting than the characters.
Forgive me, but when I watch a period piece based on romantic inclinations, I expect epic love scenes. That's just me. And this movie did not deliver, besides the occasional Pride-and-Prejudice-esque sweeping score.
I understand why people love this movie. After all, the direction is clearly fantastic. I give it a 6.5/10 because, begrudgingly, it took me three days to get through it.
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