Kenneth Baranagh's "Henry V"

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I disagree with Ebert when he says the film "drags to its conclusion through Henry's endlessly protracted and coy courtship of Katherine." Personally this scene was my favorite of the entire film. Overall, the movie was a bit long and could have cut down the legnth on some of the battle scenes, but was not too bad of a representation of Shakespeare's play...
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I would recommend this film to those that have some existing knowledge of the play, and to those who do not, I would recommend they read the book first.
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