This film is incredibly historically inaccurate, merging and changing personalities and events to force the entirety of this fascinating life into a measly 2-hour Hollywood schlockbuster.
The performances are stiff and unconvincing; I blame the script, direction, and style of (melo-)dramatic acting preferred in the 50's -- Burton, in particular, is considerably better in his movies a decade later.
The performances are stiff and unconvincing; I blame the script, direction, and style of (melo-)dramatic acting preferred in the 50's -- Burton, in particular, is considerably better in his movies a decade later.