The Tudors

Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and support from Sam Neill, this Showtime mini series tries to do for The Tudors what Rome did for the Romans. Unfortunately it is unable to match it, but gives it a good go. It has a good level of historical recreation, an interesting story and an amount of violence and nudity, but falls down in two places. The casting of nice boy and average actor JRM as Henry VIII is totally wrong, it should be someone that is able to command the screen and a bit more rugged. Also the screenplay is a lot drier than Rome, a programme that was able to weave the disturbing with the joviality of life at the time. If you're interested in the period it may be for you and thus is a JM SUCK IT AND SEE.