I thought there was more complexity to the first one. This one was a little comic book like, IMHO.
It seemed anti-religous in general, not just against RCs. But, what hollywood stuff ins’t?
The reviews were way off in the main as many said it was wooden and only showed the history and not the context and feelings. I felt the opposite was true.
To me, I felt the heavy hand of the screen writer and director too continuously and the amount of emotional context to each issue was overdone.
The simplification of court intrige and characters was a shortcoming as well. It was as though she only had one minister rather than the plethora of pushy advisers as shown in the first film.
My wife and I felt is was a worthwhile trip to the theater as we are both history buffs. She has read a lot on this era, beginning with all the Allison Wier stuff and she enjoyed it tremendously since it dealt with an era where the historical context was well known to her.
I thought the portrayal of her martial involvement was too over the top but I guess I went with a more critical eye.
I imagine we will buy the DVD which is the true measure of approval in our household.
Thanks! It’s difficult to find a good movie these days, much less one that is historical. I believe I will give this one a try after all.