Elizabeth Tudor, a temptress with a German lilt.
This undoubtedly looks good. The set and costume designers have done a great job as have most of the cast - but I couldn't get past Alicia Von Rittberg's unconvincing accent and the hopeless and myriad historical inaccuracies. As for portraying Thomas Seymour as some romantic love interest, as opposed to the sexual predator he was....
Romola Garai gives a great performance as Mary, but the stand-outs for me were two young actors of whom I predict great things; Bella Ramsey made Lady Jane Grey come alive for me - a poor young woman being led to the slaughter by her ambitious relatives - and Oliver Zetterstrom's performance as Edward VI was simply extraordinary.
This should have been great, so it is disappointing that bizarre casting of the lead actor and casual dismissal of historical facts, taint an obviously very expensively produced work.
Romola Garai gives a great performance as Mary, but the stand-outs for me were two young actors of whom I predict great things; Bella Ramsey made Lady Jane Grey come alive for me - a poor young woman being led to the slaughter by her ambitious relatives - and Oliver Zetterstrom's performance as Edward VI was simply extraordinary.
This should have been great, so it is disappointing that bizarre casting of the lead actor and casual dismissal of historical facts, taint an obviously very expensively produced work.
- helicreature
- Feb 26, 2023