Tulip Fever (2018)

I watched this on a long flight home, and enjoyed it, in a light but historical period film kind of a way.  There is nothing new here, but it is set during the Dutch Renaissance, and that in and of itself sets it apart, but not enough to make it great, despite the cast.
The first half is actually fairly decent, occasionally threatening to be good. It follows Sophia (Alicia Vikander) from her life in a convent (where Judi Dench is the head) to her loveless marriage with the benign merchant Cornelis (Christoph Waltz). All Cornelis wants in life is a son and heir, and the montage of the Sandvoorts’ attempts at conception fail, despite his enthusiasm and Sophia's attempts to use old wives tales about increasing her chances of conception. As melancholy consolation, Cornelis hires a local artist, Jan Van Loos, to paint a dual portrait, so there will be at least some legacy.
And there in lies his mistake.  Sophia falls for him (for reasons that escape the viewer--which is where the film falls a bit flat.  Why would she give up everything for someone that she doesn't appear to have a fire for).  Their relationship is juxtaposed against her best friend's and the fishmongers, which is all that you would hope for.  It is not what it could be but it is diversionary.