Very Cool!!!

Perfect cast and a good story

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Fatally flawed by miscasting of Title Character. Ray Winstone, may be very good playing an Eastender drunk. But Henry Vlll for all his many flaws, was a well educated, well read good looking King. This henry comes across as a small time, crude, cockney thug. I imagine that anyone who would watch this , would do so because they have some knowledge of history. I despise Henry Vlll , he murdered wives, friends, anyone who got in his way, and he did so with the power of an absolute monarch. But this miscasting is so bad that it is offensive, and one wonders who chose Winstone to play the character, whoever it was they should suffer the same fate of many of Henry's victims.

Although it is true that it was not 100% accurate, this was still well worth spending 4 hours watching, in face I felt it could have been longer. Ray Winstone played his part well and true he did his cockney gangster accent ( and at times his Richard Burton ) but his emotional range made him very believable. He did come across as ignorant and uneducated at times which is not what ( we are led to believe anyway ) was true of Henry. My main problem was that this could have been longer and some of the wives were hardly mentioned at all. Henena Bonham Carter was very convincing as Anne Boleyn Katherine Howard was at least portrayed as the teenager she was unlike many depictions in previous films. I guess it must be hard to get everything accurate in a 4 hour version of a very long life but it sure had it's dramatic moments. I think any film leaving you wishing there was more must be good.

I love Ray Winstone, but I did not like this TV series/movie. For starters, historical dramas do not create a good atmosphere when the actors have modern haircuts.The producers were not able to tell this very intense story without relying on heavy handed TV show type of pyrotechnics. It is obvious that they take the audience for fools.Ray's coarse accent is usually a blessing. But not here.In fact, almost none of the actors were commanding and compelling to watch.I could not finish it.

I absolutely love Tudor history so I was naturally looking forward to this program. I was a little disappointed. The first thing that I noticed was that While Ray Winstone did resemble portraits of Henry VIII not one of the actresses playing his wives looked like the real person. One problem that has bothered me with almost every program about Henry VIII is that for some reason Catherine of Aragon is always portrayed with the stereotypical dark hair and dark eyes of a Spainish princess. According to extant historical records, Catherine in her youth had red gold hair, blue eyes and white and pink coloring. Another thing that puzzled me was the costuming. This program was set in the early to mid 1500's many of the costumes especially those of Anne Boleyn and Kathryn Howard did not seem to fit the era considering that both women were said to have preferred the fashionable French style of gowns with turned back cuffs. Also Jane Seymour nearly always wore the demure gable hood to further separate herself from her predecessor Anne Boleyn(who preferred the French Hood). I think that Henry was made to look like a bit of a barbarian. It must be remembered that he dealt with a lot of personal guilt for marrying his brothers widow. Also, while these days it is not acceptable to behead one's wife, Henry was King and he was making an example of his two unfortunate wives. In defense of this program, it really is impossible to compact Henry's entire life into basically 3 hours. I guess that's why Anne of Cleves was only shown once for about two minutes.