A flighty bit of film that catches you every now and again, makes you laugh every now and again, but in the main, leaves you thinking, why did I sit through it all.
It's a Wet Sunday Afternoon film, where you sit in front of a good fire, with a couple of bottles of wine to hand, one of which you've probably already drunk.
The idea is okay, but its a very stilted film with a very sudden and abrupt ending. It makes you wonder if the Director and Producers just thought, "Oh that's it, lets just stop there".
James Fox, plays the King, and his main role is to be ill, he does it without any bother, think he looks as though he got to the stage of being sick with the film plot and just played himself.
Miranda Richardson, plays the Queen, and she makes the best of the role - and that's about as much as I can say.
Ben Millar has as goodish role, plays it well, and plays it straight, which made him easy to watch and to like as a character.
Luke Malby read the script which I think must have said "Stilted Upbringing" and he did have a couple of good moments, but in the main, I found his acting just to be Stilted.
Julia Stiles can act, and she can act well, but what was she doing in this film. There were scenes where she just look uncomfortable.
Now don't get me wrong. I did enjoy it, but there are a lot better films out there, both at the cinema and on DVD etc.
If you were looking for a good "romantic comedy", go and watch "Miss Congeniality" or "How to lose a guy in 10 days". That would be a much better way to pass a couple of hours of your life.
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