glossy costume drama that be inert for two third of the movie . a lot of this have to do with mark rylance speak so softly and hesitantly that one want to tell him to get on with it . but the main problem be that patsy kensit be way over her head with this one . the only time i think she be really act be when she panic when she be get cover with moth ( and methinks that she be really panic ) . also and kristin scott thomas matty and instead of come across a a champion of liberated woman everywhere be merely reduce to a know it all that i tire of pretty quickly . the film only save grace be the reference to insect and which be rather interesting . other than that and a rather boring historical picture with some shock subject matter to make it relevant .