Review of The Lion in Winter (1968) by Norm D — 15 Mar 2018

~ Fine stage performances ... on the screen where, in this case, they don't belong. This movie is all dialogue and no action with a lot of bellowing to the mezzanine and pound-the-boards posturing.

And so many of the lines are written for a venue with a live audience reacting to the actors. Also, the lighting is very much stage lighting, nothing like you'd see in a medieval setting. To make matters more awkward, the very 20th century use of the zoom lens further distracts from the atmospherics.

~ So ... This is almost a tutorial in stage acting that really doesn't work as a film. | ~ Norm de Guerre.