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Agincourt draws on apace i.e., shit happens.
But admiration has its limits.
(Question for discussion: Can a king be a vigilante if by definition he embodies the state?
Tune in next week.)
Minus soliloquies, this Hal/Henry is not easy to read.
Glynn-Carneys rage hits home, even if you dont know the full particulars.
So now its just dreary, depressive Hal?
I rhapsodized over his performance inBeautiful Boy, ending with the question, Hows his iambic pentameter?
I smell something rotten in Denmark if he has the technical skills.
(Dont you hate when critics anoint young actors on the basis of two or three performances?
And we never learn.)
In any case, Chalamet has a ways to go before tackling Hamlet.
Its a hopeless conception.
Its at that point that the new king reaches out to Falstaff.
Again, I admire the sentiment but wish Michod had crafted something more surprising.
Henrys realistic St. Crispins Day speech wouldnt fire up runners at a charity 5K.
The Kinghas enough in its coffers to keep you moderately engaged.
As Henrys kid sister, Thomasin McKenzie (ofLeave No Traceand the upcomingJoJo Rabbit) is thoroughly charming.
), but few movies have needed that sort of intentional silliness as much.
In more ways than one, hes a stick in the mud.
