A good movie

I already saw this movie but, for some reason, I was quite eager to check it out again. In fact, the main reason to watch this movie is because it was with this movie that Alicia Vikander got her international breakthrough. On top of that, since this movie had a really good reputation, my expectations were actually pretty high. Well, eventually, I thought it was pretty good but, somehow, I wasn’t completely sold though. I mean, it was probably one of the most ambitious Danish productions I have seen so far and it looked really neat and convincing but, I don’t know, even though the story was quite compelling, it was missing something or maybe, in the contrary, it was maybe too much. Indeed, the movie was not only about the love affair between the queen of Denmark with the king’s own doctor but also about the fact that both of them, the queen and the doctor, influenced the king to make some big reforms in Denmark. Well, while this mix might sound appealing, I don’t think it completely worked though. Indeed, when they were together, they seemed to be always more infatuated with their ideas then with each other and you might wonder, if they had focused only on what seemed to really matter for them (to bring some major changes Denmark), they might have achieved more without all this drama. As a result, I was also never really convinced by this love story. Still, there is no doubt that Alicia Vikander was terribly charismatic in this star-making performance and she is still one of the most interesting actresses at work nowadays. Anyway, to conclude, even if it didn’t completely blow me away, it was still a pretty good period drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Danish movies.