Instead of the 'Six Wives of Henry the 8th' this is the 'Six Wives of Henry Lefay'. But the two Henry's are nothing alike in their marriage priorities. The king was trying to escape his genetics and have a son who could succeed him (never appreciating the daughter who would be one of England's greatest rulers), while henry Lefay is a philanderer, a man who should really just sleep around, not marry, but he is persistently compelled to possess his women through marriage, even though they cannot possess him (he has a pattern of sleeping with someone other than his wife on his wedding day).
So not a likable guy, right? Not so. He is very likable. Charming even. A guy you would feel lucky to be seated next to at a dinner party, because he is easy to talk to and would do all the heavy lifting. But he is definitely not spose material. he sees every jam he gets himself into as something not of his doing, and by the way, could somebody other than he break the bad news to those affected. And he has to run. In the midst of this movie it is his daughter that he aske to repeatedly get him off the hook, and that part is sad. The daughter does manage to deal with some of her anger towards her father and let go of some of that baggage, but Henry is out for Henry. He loves lots of people in his life, but he doesn't carry any responsibility for them. The reason I liked this movie is because there are so many Henrys out there and this one is a pitch perfect rendition of why they are so successful at what they do. Shallow, but successful. They collect people around them who repeatedly rescue them, and while the recuer knows they are being used, they can't seem to shake the impulse to do so.
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