An interesting lavish costume drama with the period depicted as well as one would expect, it nevertheless suffers from only providing little background information. The film has elements of drama as well as comedy, and they do not really clash well, plus a mix of half-developed supporting character parade through film. Still, it is all quite well made, and Hawthorne plays his part quite well, though not brilliantly so, plus there are some ideas brought to light about how appropriate a monarchy system is. Is the film then a satire on the monarchical system of Britain? It is hard to tell. Either way, the film presents George III's madness in a relatively interesting manner, and with good production values to add to realism, even if not much else.
Review of The Madness of King George
