This has been on my watchlist for far too long, and I only wish I had watched it sooner.
The film is a visual masterpiece, its beauty serving as a captivating contrast to the intense and brutal violence it depicts.
For a fictionalised history, the story is remarkably deep, with characters that are not just well-developed, but also deeply engaging, with clear and believable motivations that draw you into their world.
The only downside? The British actors. They're as stiff as cardboard, and not one fiddles with their moustache like a proper Edwardian villain. What's the point of being dastardly if you're not moustache-twirling?