Matilda

The actors have not reached a high level of quality; the plot tries in vain to show us a romantic story that has never been that way. In the end, bad women without morals will always exist but they will never have a successful future.

First off this is a film not a documentary or a historical event so people complaining of inaccuracies are simple minded. Beautiful set! Beautiful costumes and although I wanted a little more in depth at both characters I enjoyed this film. I'm a lover of Russian culture, history and language. I found this film to be wonderfully done with portrayal of Nicholas to be splendid. I did find the ending to be a little rushed or I guess "off" kind of thrown in our faces instead of tied together. Nevertheless I enjoyed it and will watch again.

The only strong part of the movie is it's visual: shooting, decorations, costumes and locations look excellent. The movie looks expensive, and it is.

The worst movie ever. The creators should be ashamed of such hystorical lies. Do not waste your time on this one.

The costumes, the atmosphere, the mixture of drama and tragic romance are seductive in high measure. but , for an Orthodox Christian like me, "Matilda"remains, more than a film, a terrible lie . sure, the term is not soft, but it represents a pure blasphemy. not only for the different image of a saint martyr. but for the desire of director to give a kitsch fairy tale, in impressive package/clothes, about a poor man under the hard times. "Matilda" propose an alternative story about Saint Nicholas II Romanov. and, if you see it as fiction, it works in some measure ( sure, if the expectations are low ). as portrait of the Tsar, it is a huge and impolite and absurde lie. but the success has not moral. and the ambition to propose something real strong, at the border of sacrilege, it is not exactly a surprise. because the soap operas ( "Matilda" is a slice from that genre ) are easy shows especially for the silly absurd stories. unfurnatelly, it is a real bad film.