"Lady Jane" tells a revisionist tale of Lady Jane Grey (Carter), teen Queen of the empire of England for nine days, whose martyrdom, alleged to be in the name of religion, has made her story undeservedly romantic. The film sports a good cast and all the royal trappings of the 1550's period. However, the screenplay is tedious to a fault leaving gaping holes in the political understory while filling them with dawdling pomp and circumstance and silly romantic Kodak moments. Recommended for those into sappy romantic dramas and/or period films. Not to be mistaken for history. (C+)
"If the head on which the crown rests knows not what the crown requires, the crown shall not long there rest."
"If the head on which the crown rests knows not what the crown requires, the crown shall not long there rest."