History YMMV / TheKing

** Creator/TomGlynnCarney as Hotspur is a warrior who, while a usurper, was never portrayed as anything but someone who fights his own battles. His more recent noble/royal role is King-Claimant Aegon II of ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', who shows none of that and would even run away from his family's coup for his ascent.

* WTHCastingAgency: Creator/TimotheeChalamet as Henry V was instantly contentious, many feeling that our lean, delicate lead lacked the HeroicBuild you might expect of the character. [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct That said, his performance won most of his detractors over.]]

** The Dauphin's sister, Catherine of Valois, proved popular too; she has even less screentime but the few scenes she does have cemented her as an audience favorite. Despite [[WiseBeyondTheirYears her youth]], she comes across as the OnlySaneWoman in her family and embodies SilkHidingSteel; in just a single conversation she politely yet unflinchingly deconstructs all of Henry's motives for invading France, humbling him into silence and helping him realize he's been tricked by his own courtiers. Catherine also tells him in no uncertain terms that while she won't resist marrying him, he will have to earn her respect, which in turn appears to make Henry respect her as more than just a war prize.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/TimotheeChalamet and Creator/DeanCharlesChapman portray brothers in this film. Previously, Chapman played the son of Elizabeth Woodville in ''Series/TheWhiteQueen'', played by Creator/RebeccaFerguson. A few years later Ferguson played Chalamet's mother in ''Film/Dune2021''. And if you know your history, Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of Edward IV, the king who dethroned Henry VI, who is the son of ''this'' film's protagonist Henry V.

* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/TimotheeChalamet and Dean-Charles Chapman portray brothers in this film. Previously, Chapman played the son of Elizabeth Woodville in ''Series/TheWhiteQueen'', played by Creator/RebeccaFerguson. A few years later Ferguson played Chalamet's mother in ''Film/Dune2021''. And if you know your history, Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of Edward IV, the king who dethroned Henry VI, who is the son of ''this'' film's protagonist Henry V.

* WTHCastingAgency: Creator/TimotheeChalamet as Henry V was instantly contentious, many feeling that our lean, delicate lead lacked the HeroicBuild you might expect of the character. [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct That said, his performance won most of his detractors over.]]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Was Henry's decision to execute all of the French soldiers taken captive at Agincourt the point that marks him as having [[FallenHero fallen into the heinous behaviour Falstaff felt Henry was above]]; or was this act justified by the context, done not out of vengeance or cruelty but pragmatism, unfeasible as it was to upkeep a huge number of enemy soldiers who would have doubtlessly reinforced their countrymen when the next clash occurred?

* SoOkayItsAverage: General consensus is it's an okay film, but fairly unmemorable and pales in comparison to the original Shakespeare play.

** The Dauphin. He's [[EvilIsHammy ham-tastic]] yet somehow still [[AxCrazy menacing]] evil prince who is positively gleeful about making Henry and his army suffer. Lots of audience members LoveToHate him and enjoyed watching Robert Pattinson in a rather different role than is typical for him; despite not being in the film that much the Dauphin is considered one of the most memorable parts.
** The Dauphin's sister, Catherine of Valois, proved popular too; she has even less screentime but the few scenes she does have cemented her as an audience favorite. Despite [[WiseBeyondTheirYears her youth]], she comes across as the OnlySaneWoman in her family and embodies SilkHidingSteel; in just a single conversation she politely yet unflinchingly deconstructs all of Henry's motives for invading France, humbling him into silence and helping him realize he's been tricked by his own courtiers. Catherine also tells him in no uncertain terms that while she won't resist marrying him, he will have to earn her respect, which in turn appears to make Henry respect her.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The Dauphin.

* AwardSnub: Even though it made the short list for Best Original Score at the Oscars, the film didn't get further than that and regarding it's other aspects (Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Performances, Editing, Sound Design, Visual Effects, or even Production Design), it was completely ignored by not only the Academy but also BAFTA ''and'' the Golden Globes.

* AwardSnub: Even though it made the short list for Best Original Score at the Oscars, the film didn't get further than that and regarding it's other aspects (Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Performances, Editing, Sound Design, Visual Effects, or even Production Design), it was completely ignored by not only the Academy but also UsefulNotes/BAFTA ''and'' the Golden Globes.

* AwardSnub: Even though it made the short list for Best Original Score at the Oscars, the film didn't get further than that and regarding it's other aspects (Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Performances, Editing, Sound Design, Visual Effects, or even Production Design), it was completely ignored by not only the Academy but also {{BAFTA}} ''and'' the Golden Globes.

* AwardSnub: Even though it made the short list for Best Original Score at the Oscars, the film didn't get further than that and regarding it's other aspects (Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Performances, Editing, Sound Design, Visual Effects, or even Production Design), it was completely ignored by not only the Academy but also the BAFTAs ''and'' the Golden Globes.

* CriticalDissonance: Somewhat downplayed. Rotten Tomatoes lists critical reception at 72% while audience reception is at 85%. It is probably also appropriate to highlight that taking it on its own merits, people see an insightful and appreciable film--while those who judge it specifically for its non-adherence to [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare]] are bound to be less-charitable, especially some British critics.

* CriticalDissonance: Somewhat downplayed. Rotten Tomatoes lists critical reception at 72% while audience reception is at 85%. It is probably also appropriate to highlight that taking it on its own merits, people see an insightful and appreciable film--while those who judge it specifically for its non-adherence to {{Shakespeare}} are bound to be less-charitable, especially some British critics.

* UnpopularPopularCharacter: The Dauphin's father and sister think quite lowly of him, to say nothing of the hatred Henry fosters for the cruel prince. He's nonetheless one of the most popular characters with fans.