one of my absolute favorites!

An absolute waste of money

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Blistering performances.

history page. beautiful show. preoccupation for nuances. huge project , romantic slices, plots, love, heroic scenes, battles and story of a queen as reflection of sacrifice spirit and love for country. sure, it is more a subject of Thai pride. but, in same measure, an admirable work. at first step but this step is remarkable. for measure, for images, for nuances of tale, for science to create a window to Orient far from basic recipes of exoticism. it is a mega - production who preserves its identity. a testimony of charming potential of South Asian cinema to give a different product by Bollywood . and the fact is not insignificant. portrait of Thai XVI century, it is a beautiful jewelery, really impressive for each its part.

I can understand why this film received rave reviews in Thailand and among the Thais in the US. The sets, the costumes, the battle scenes are exquisite. There are many scenes that show activity of daily living in Thailand in the olden days. Many of those are quite rare these days. It's very good from a historical and cultural point of view. It's the best efforts in Thai cinematography I've seen thus far and much better than a lot of junk that comes out of Hollywood.However, as an entertainment, it's quite lacking. I agree with some comments here that the acting is wooden and the story line disjointed. I do think it will do very well on the History Channel, or as a television series. In time, I hope acting, story lines, and editing in Thai movies will improve and deserve a second look.

The convoluted plot is incidental to the glories of this no-expense spared extravaganza about 16th Century Siam.. The stunning sets, costumes and battle scenes are worth all three hours of this amazing film.

If you're feeling bored by the #1 or the #21 film on the weekly boxoffice reports, this flick will be something out of the ordinary. There's a great deal about Thailand and its history that is unfamiliar to me, and many of you. The look, the culture, the sounds are all a bit new. Unexpected things keep turning up on the screen. Some of them like the acting and editing take a little time to get use to, but eventually things start to look and sound familiar, especially if you know your Shakespeare and European history. This is a story of warring kingdoms, of nobles and ladies scheming and killing for power, of lovers true and false, of honor and betrayal, and a little bit of humor tossed in to lighten things up. There's plenty of dead people, but one of the most moving scenes, the execution of a young king is at first a little strange and incongrously funny. In the space of a few minutes it turns cold and terrifying without ever showing a drop of blood.Now I wonder if some Western director is going to steal the whole plot for a story that will be more familiar to Americans, something historical or maybe a science fiction trilogy.