A couple of things his casting bugged me:
1 - he just didn't look right, whenever he was shown, he always appeared to have a tiny head.
2 - I didn't see the chemistry that was supposed to be so strong between Dudley and Elizabeth.
3 - he just wasn't in the same acting category as Blanchett, Rush and Eccleston.
No, something always bugs me about him, too, although I do think his head was the right size?
I don't think his acting is up to par (no Tudor pun intended), unlike his brother Ray.
He was ok, but i think his brother Ralph Fiennes would have been much better.
shareI liked Joseph Fiennes in this. He showed the right mixture of deceit and love...
... also didn't Elizabeth call him 'the Moor'? Joseph Fiennes has quite a Mediterranean look.
I thought he was very good, undeniably reminiscent though (but less comic), of his work in Shakespeare in Love, which came out the same year.🐭
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I thought I was the only one that noticed his pin head. Huh. He got on my nerves in this movie too. I can't quite explain it, but I think it was the way he tried looking real sexy. He kept looking at the queen in an extremely sexual manner and wasn't discreet whatsoever. I guess that was it.
shareJust watched this film for the first time last night and totally agree.
I didn't like this character either. He annoyed me so much every time his character re-entered the story line. Internal dialogue: "I thought we were done with that guy! Why is he back?"
What I disliked about him was exactly what you said. He was so obviously, "Look at me, I'm so pretty and sexy and crazy about this red-headed chick!"
Cate Blanchett, on the other hand, was so luminously glorious, regal, and perfect in this film. Robert was so inadequate for Elizabeth that it was a big relief when she was finally able to part with her affection for him.
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I like the actor, but this:
"he always appeared to have a tiny head"
LOL!
Maybe they should have poofed out his hair more...
"A distant ship, smoke on the horizon. You are only coming through in waves."
So glad I'm not only one that hates Joseph Fiennes in this. I absolutely hated every scene he was in. I can't even explain why. He just rubs me the wrong way. He certainly didn't get his brothers charisma or natural acting ability.
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