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[Branagh] shows an understanding of the medium worthy of a veteran, and an intuitive grasp of how to make Henry V not only comprehensible, but compelling for contemporary audiences. [13 Dec 1989]Full Review

Judy Stone
San Francisco Chronicle

Most astounding, though, is the power of the film's leading actor. While Branagh's direction is forthright and articulate, his acting is brash and flamboyant.Full Review

Hal Hinson
Washington Post

One of the things that make [Branagh's] Henry V so thrilling is his audacity in trying to turn it into an antiwar play - a view that would have astounded Shakespeare. Astonishingly, he pretty much brings it off, emerging with steadily growing power as the young king who isn't afraid to bloody his hands. [15 Dec 1989]Full Review

Jay Carr
Boston Globe

What works best in the film is the over-all vision. Branagh is able to see himself as a king, and so we can see him as one.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

Henry V emerges a first-class epic film, so entertaining that it needs no apologies for being based on a 400-year-old play. [10 Nov 1989]Full Review

David Patrick Stearns
USA Today
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