I thought the acting in the movie was exemplary. As a history student, anything I can watch that gives me a truer idea, a more "thick" description, of a time period is greatly enjoyable. This movie depicted the loneliness of being a queen, who is trustworthy, who one has great need to trust, and what happens when the only trust one has is betrayed. Although I have some Spanish abilities, I did struggle with this particular version because I think it was less modern, but that too added to the realism. The "insanity" depicted by the queen was questionably insane, which certainly helped the viewer to see those attempting to incarcerate Juana as being particularly duplicitous. I enjoyed this immensely.
Review of Mad Love
