The 90s were made up of lots of innovative movies genres, here is another, this one is a fake docu-drama that tries to make Richard III easier to understand for the masses.
I did enjoy parts of the movie, it has a great cast list, and the idea itself could have worked had it been a lot lighter with more humour in the fake-documentary sections.
What you end up with is a mish-mash of confusing info on the subject interweaved with overly long reconstructions of some of the scenes, neither satisfying the masses or fans of the subject in general.
In the end i want to watch a movie to escape into another world/universe, if i wanted to watch a true documentary on Richard III i would watch the TV or go to the theatre to fulfill a proper play of it.
I did enjoy parts of the movie, it has a great cast list, and the idea itself could have worked had it been a lot lighter with more humour in the fake-documentary sections.
What you end up with is a mish-mash of confusing info on the subject interweaved with overly long reconstructions of some of the scenes, neither satisfying the masses or fans of the subject in general.
In the end i want to watch a movie to escape into another world/universe, if i wanted to watch a true documentary on Richard III i would watch the TV or go to the theatre to fulfill a proper play of it.