Firebrand
2023, drama, history, suspense
120 minutes
Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fighting for her own survival.
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7.0
2024-09-07
If you treat it with a big historical pinch of salt, this is an entertaining and engrossing historical romp, anchored by two terrific performances by Alicia Vikander and Jude Law. Read more
5.0
2023-05-22
A cruel and morbidly obese Jude Law is the biggest highlight of this highly conventional period drama about Henry VIII and his sixth and final wife, Catherine Parr. Read more
4.0
2024-09-03
Unfortunately we spend most of the narrative in the company of the one-note Katherine, who is played in pulseless fashion by a miscast Vikander. Along with struggling to disguise her Swedish accent, Vikander never gets to the heart of the character, which is largely the fault of a script that doesn't really know what to do with Katherine. Read more
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