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Title: An Absurd Disappointment
Review: I'm a colossal fan of the sweeping costume drama, particularly for this time period. The costume part of this drama is magnificent. Every other aspect is a mockery in the name of dancing some pretty faces across the screen. The script is weak and the characterizations are binary and ridiculous. As if that weren't enough, editing was handled by the drowsiest of the Seven Dwarfs, and the sound production is extremely cloudy and uneven. If you have any appreciation for Shekhar Kapur's 1998 version of "Elizabeth," or even Zinnemann's "A Man For All Seasons," don't bother with this slow, sticky mess.
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