Rent Boudica: Rise of the Warrior Queen (2019)

Woeful, pc, metoo girlpower fiction D-Movie about Boudica with almost no relation to the facts. - Boudica: Rise of the Warrior Queen review by PV

This film about warrior queen Boudica (formerly known as Boudicea or Buddug in Welsh which is the nearest to the language these British tribes would have spoken in the 1st Century AD) has about as much connection to reality as Star Trek and is about as historically accurate as Wonder Woman. She was a real warrior queen of the Iceni tribe of modern-day Norfolk, and one tribe which resisted the Romans. Most did deals, in 54-55BC and in AD 43. Those who refused did not end well...

It reminds me of the absurd TV series Britannia which also believed it had to cast a pushy 'strong and independent' female as hero.

It is yet another film ruined by pc metoo issues - though thankfully there is no woke colourblind casting.

I understand it is low budget, but why have characters speaking 21st century minor public school English? And the laughable therapy-speak - eg 'let go of the past' and 'I know you're going through a tough time right now' made me laugh out loud.

There is a nice twist towards the end )no spoilers) which I liked and the male actor excels. The actress playing Boudicca is way too home counties stage school for my liking - there has to be some authenticity! Watch the VIKINGS TV series to see how it can be done (yes that if often fiction but they aim for some authenticity too).

Would have been 1 star, upped to 1.5 because of the nice twist.

There is a great movie yet waiting to be made about the warrior queen Boudicca. This is not it.