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Jan 03, 2015Nursebob rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Lackluster historical soap opera recounting the tempestuous relationship between Henry II and Thomas Becket. Gross historical inaccuracies and artistic license aside, the film is just plain dull. Burton delivers his lines in a flat monotone as if he were nursing a perpetual hangover (which he probably was), and O’Toole portrays the young king as if he were a bitchy old queen.....although he would do a better job of it a few years later in “The Lion In Winter”. The rest of the talented cast is pretty much wasted, except for John Gielgud’s feisty turn as King Louis of France. Even though some of the sets are impressive and the cinematography appropriately grandiose it was still a royal letdown.