mainly a biography of a lustful doctor and robert merivel and ( robert downey ) who have his way in the king palace for the first half of the film and then help out the downtrodden in the second half and mainly katharine ( meg ryan ) . the good fantastic set decoration ( i. e. the lush king palace ) and costume make this a visual treat . the language be also very tame . ian mckellen and hugh grant provide interest support . the bad after 50 60 minute and this movie simply get too boring . it desperately need to be give some spark after an hour but it do the opposite represent it drag on and on . the script certainly need some badly need restoration and shall we say . the film may look nice but it a long two hour to sit through . too long .