That's right, pretty and tedious. I enjoy period films, and have enjoyed many films that other users here call boring, so I don't use the term lightly - this film made me restless, made me say, "So? When will it end?". I could get up and go into another room for a while and come back, fully confidant that I'd missed nothing that could not be guessed.
This was a visual film and I enjoyed that, there was a nice color use (save the eyesore bumblebee dress) and I think my eyes enjoyed this more than I did. Kristin Scott Thomas seemed artificial to me for much of it, I just didn't believe her a lot of the time; the careful pronunciation of words seemed unnatural on her. The rest of the acting was good. As a villain, the Edgar character was far too cut and paste hiss-and-boo for my taste. Can't we have grey areas?
But I enjoyed all in it that reflected the interest in natural sciences of the time, and as ever I can appreciate a film that doesn't ONLY display female nudity and shy away from the male.
This was a visual film and I enjoyed that, there was a nice color use (save the eyesore bumblebee dress) and I think my eyes enjoyed this more than I did. Kristin Scott Thomas seemed artificial to me for much of it, I just didn't believe her a lot of the time; the careful pronunciation of words seemed unnatural on her. The rest of the acting was good. As a villain, the Edgar character was far too cut and paste hiss-and-boo for my taste. Can't we have grey areas?
But I enjoyed all in it that reflected the interest in natural sciences of the time, and as ever I can appreciate a film that doesn't ONLY display female nudity and shy away from the male.