To Kill a King

On first viewing I was not really satisfied with this film. Who could deal with such a vast subject in one film? It was clever to not tackle the whole war but concentrate on a shorter time frame. I have no... Full review

In 1645, after the revolutionary movement of the puritans against the King of England Charles I of Stuart (Rupert Everett), with the leadership of the best friends General Oliver Cromwell (Tim Roth) and General Thomas Fairfax (Dougray Scott), the king is... Full review

I read a review of the movie to the effect that it wasn't historically accurate and it had a comment (the writer must have known it was coming...) that some would argue that it was only a film (thus artistic license... Full review

It's amazing that, three decades after Antonia Fraser's great biography of Cromwell ("Cromwell: Our Chief of Men", 1973; just out in a new edition, 2002), the old clichés and inaccuracies about him - ultimately derived from the post-Restoration character assassination satirized... Full review

What's Good: The set and costume design. What's Bad: Quite frankly, almost everything else. This is a catalogue of historical errors. In fact, almost everything is incorrect. Some people will no doubt bleat that it's a film and it doesn't matter.... Full review

If you like history (I do) then you'll probably enjoy this at least, but if you don't then I wouldn't be in a rush to see this. It's an atypical limited budget historical drama. With Tim Roth in "I'm playing a... Full review

I was lucky enough to catch this film in a trade screening in Milan. These are the worst places to watch films as the audience talk, get up, leave, come back, use the phone,etc. - but not with To Kill A... Full review

they generally have exquisite costumes, wonderful sets, and stunning cinematography.....In this instance, that was definitely not a good thing.In contrast, Dougray Scott as Lord Fairfax was actually quite excellent.....is an interpretation of the story of how Oliver Cromwell successfully deposed -.... ... Full Review

Coasting along on the talent of its performers - Olivia Williams as Lady Anne Fairfax is spectacular, while Scott's cautious performance is trampled over by Roth and Everett's overblown grandstanding - "To Kill a King" never manages to break out of the restrictions of its exposition-heavy script. ... Full Review

Auds in search of food for the ears rather than fodder for the eyes will be richly rewarded by "To Kill a King," a costume drama centered on Blighty's brief and bloody flirtation with republicanism in the mid-17th century. ... Full Article