We have become accustomed to these sexed-up histories, full of colourful costumes, outrageous characters, and woke plotlines. But watching Marie Antoinette, one thing was immediately and painfully apparent - the lousy camerawork. Somebody decided to leave all the tripods, dollies, and gimbals in the truck, and do everything handheld (or so it would seem). Every single shot is a reminder of your elderly relative's wobbly 1990's camcorder footage. I could understand this approach for the action sequences like ballroom dances, horse riding, or fights, to put you right there in the action. But sadly every shot, however beautiful it should have been, from wide outdoor vistas, internal architecture and especially the many character close-ups, are all spoiled by an unnecessary and amateurish hand-held shake. This also wastes to some extent the fantastic level of detail provide by modern UHD shooting. So sad that the creators couldn't appreciate the difference between making a big-budget production and capturing wobbly mobile-phone junk for Tik-Tok.
Review of Marie Antoinette
