Elizabeth I (HBO)

Yawn.

This is a beautifully shot miniseries that HBO has put together, don't get me wrong. But it's just soooo sloooow. Even for a period piece. About all this motivated me to do is look up how historically accurate the plot is. I just never got into the plot or characters. Other than feeling a little sorry for Elizabeth after her failed attempt to arrange a marriage with a French prince. With Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons in the cast, I expected quality. And like I said, it's well assembled technically. It's just boring.

At first I was gonna invite people over to watch it because hey, it's an HBO film, and they always do great stuff. I've enjoyed their previous productions such as Warm Springs (about FDR's attempted rehabilitation from polio) and Oscar-nominated Maria Full of Grace. But I'm glad I decided to check it out myself first. I'd hate to have bored others for nearly 4 hours.