Itisaverytouching,andquiteinspiringstoryaboutaman,psychologicallyscarred,andtrappedinasituationfromwhichhecouldhavenoescapeandfacingitwithimmensecourage.Itsohappensthathewasroyal,andthatwasalargepartofhisproblem-butthefilmisn'tsomuchaboutroyaltyasahumanstory.Thefilmconveyedverypowerfullyintheopeningscene,theenormityofwhatwasrequiredofhim.Asthefilmdevelops,thecomplexitiesofthecharacterarerevealed.Theactingissuperb,especiallyfromthethreeprincipals,andthedevelopmentofthetroubledandsparkyrelationshipattheheartofthefilmisajoytowatch.Thefilmisveryfunnyandthecharactershavewarmthandhumanity.Thefilmiswellpaced,andcarriesyoualongtotheemotionalclimax,sothat,eventhoughIknewthestory,ithadmeholdingmybreath.Ifyoudon'tneedlotsofactionorspecialeffectsinyourfilm,andenjoyseeingtop-notchactorsattheverypeakoftheircraft,thiswillbeforyou.Youmightalso,asIdid,gainabitmoreinsightintothehumandramabehindasignificant,butrelativelyunexploredperiodofBritishhistory.