The Madness of King George

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Joaquin U @Joaquin1 May 7, 2026 Entertaining. A great cast and competent direction. This is a well-made movie—nothing misplaced, everything carefully crafted, never slipping into caricature or homage. It runs a bit long, but never feels tiresome. Not a masterpiece, yet a solid pick for a film session. See more Eye C @ECinc Jul 1, 2024 An historic movie that is interesting and the king is the whole movie. See more Alec B @Alec97 Dec 13, 2023 Yeah, Bennett's screenplay is fantastic and so is the whole cast (Nigel Hawthorne in particular), but Hytner's direction is what makes the whole thing work, emphasizing the dark, dirty reality of late 18th century England through carefully chosen shots that recall "Barry Lyndon" in the best possible way. See more Julie H @RT14438534 Oct 2, 2023 It's a cavalcade of great English actors like Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren and Ian Holm. Hard to watch in places for the physical tortures imposed on the King to treat him for a mental illness. Interestingly, the Prince of Wales, later George IV, is as floozily awful as caricatured by Hugh Laurie in Blackadder III and most of the attendees of the ailing George III appear to have been a million times worse than Blackadder himself See more david f @dfulmer Dec 7, 2022 I loved the Royal setting but the plot, characters, and story were a little wanting. See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 Oct 8, 2022 Highly regarded and well acted for. British production but period pieces about the Royal family are of very little interest to me and the plot didn't grip me at all. See more Read all reviews

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