this be a lavish production and flaw in two way while 1. gratuitous and irritate framing of far too many shot and through doorway and curtain and pillar and horse tether and etc . i could go on and but you get the idea and and 2. inadequate performance in some of the lead role . natalie portman a anne be great and a be david morrisey a her uncle and and kristin scott thomas a her mother . however and scarlett johansen be far too weak and a be eric bana a henry while i keep thinking of robert shaw in a man for all season . winona ryder probably would have make a good mary . george boleyn end up too much like del boy brother rodney . however and i do enjoy it and although the tv version be as good . in addition and it pal in comparison with elizabeth and elizabeth represent the goldenage and and elizabeth i. one other thing while scarlett performance do not bode well for mary and queen of scot . she pretty enough and but do not have the stature that both this mary and mqos require .