While you should read up on the history before approaching the film, here's what the first round of major US reviewers had to say about the film:

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon:

Owen and Blanchett are unbreakable actors: They blast through even the crappiest movies without a cut or a bruise, and here, they parry and joust in a way that's both intelligent and blatantly sexy. Their scenes together may have nothing to do with history, but at least they're breathing.

Unfortunately, almost everything else around them is dead.

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