Jude Law as Henry VIII and Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr in Firebrand.
Growing up, I was absolutely fascinated with the Tudors. Henry VIII and his six wives were so intriguing to me that I ate up every novel and non-fiction book I could find. So when watching Karim Aïnouz's Firebrand, I enjoyed the little nods to history and its approach to playing with the personalities of Henry's court. Catherine Parr is often the wife that is focused on the least, but out of all the king's wives, she is the only one who survived.
But for a film determined to let Catherine tell her story, it's one that is also obsessed with showing us her pain and suffering at the hands of her husband. While it is true that there are accounts that state Henry VIII slowly descended into some sort of madness toward the end of his life , Firebrand is determined to show us endless shots of Jude Law in a ridiculous fat suit screaming and throwing a fit like a little child.
'Firebrand' Is a Tonal Mess, and It Doesn't Know What It Wants To Be Close At one point in the film, after Henry has finished seducing a woman right in front of Catherine and their court, she tells the girl to stop laughing as she has been tittering the entire time. While the laughter was certainly an intentional choice on behalf of the character, it speaks to a larger issue in the film. Firebrand is bizarrely littered with characters who can't seem to stop giggling.
Related Alicia Vikander Promises Jude Law an Heir in 'Firebrand' Sneak Peek The historical drama hits theaters June 14.
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