seen comparisons to Barry Lyndon, that movie actually had a plot this doesn't. its all style with very little to say.
sharePerhaps you missed the way the principals were fighting over the rule of a mighty nation.
sharethat was in the background mostly, and very brief.
shareI see that every time I open BBC News.
And that was not truy the focus - this seems to have been all about various creatures trying hard to be desired by a mad monarch.
Well, if I had gone in expecting a game of style and gossip, maybe I'd have appreciated the movie more - after all, I loved Dangerous Liaisons, which is equally deep and meaningful.
But I must have been loking for something more significant, especially after having loved Lobster and having been stimulated to think of all kinds of ideas by it.
Sometimes it is good to know a thing or two about the movie you're about to watch...