The Last King

Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: June 17, 2016

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KamamuraNov 3, 2019

More anachronistic hogwash from Netflix. Everyone including nobility looks like a filthy peasant, English king kneels before the French king before going to battle, nobody observes any sort of diplomatic protocols, anachronisms aplenty, andMore anachronistic hogwash from Netflix. Everyone including nobility looks like a filthy peasant, English king kneels before the French king before going to battle, nobody observes any sort of diplomatic protocols, anachronisms aplenty, and the only believable character is John Falstaff whose rotund, muscular physique looks well in armor and whose pub dancing scene makes him look like Dionysos himself. However once you hear the ridiculous accent of the French king, the immersion is gone, never to return.

The battle of Agincourt is well known to every armchair general and historian, yet in this reenactment, nobody carries a shield, for whatever reason (even the English king rushes into battle with only one-handed warhammer, which is ridiculous), and although Braveheart is the obvious (and similarly inaccurate) inspiration, the action is far more muddy and generic (basically low-risk wrestling in the mud), with notable exception of rather dangerous looking falls from horses, so let's appreciate the stuntmen's contribution, they more than deserve it. The film closes with a terrible woke unsolicited anachro-feminist lecture given to the newly-wed Henry by his future bride which was frankly too much for me, thus I stopped watching prematurely. If the movie did anything, it reinforced my belief that Americans should not make historical movies... at all. If you really, absolutely must, concentrate on 18th century, nutmeg, or the Civil War. Don't forget to consult with Mr. Townsend. But please, stay away from the European Middle Age period, it never ends well.… Expand

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