Release: The Betrothed

The Betrothed
Genre: Historical/Romance
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Ben Collins
Based on the novel by Alessandro Manzoni
Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Katherine Langford, Cate Blanchett, Luke Evans, Stanley Tucci, Mia Wasikowska, Mark Strong, Karl Urban, Bob Odenkirk, Annette Bening, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Maggie Q, Ralph Ineson, Jake Short



Budget: $92,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $80,905,223
Foreign Box Office: $119,007,956
Total Profit: -$11,176,054

Reaction: Martin Scorsese's third movie for the studio is his first to lose money for the studio. Why? Well, between the period setting and big name cast - and the sheer number of cast members - this one simply cost too much money and didn't do well enough at the domestic box office to break even.

"I liked The Betrothed for the most part, but I do wish the filmmakers had dialed things back a bit to keep things a little simpler. I had trouble keeping track of and remembering who about half the characters were. That wasn't an issue with Katherine Langford's Lucia though, as she outshines even solid performances from the likes of Chalamet, Evans, Tucci and Blanchett." - Frank Estelle, Boca Breeze

"The Betrothed is too big for its own sake. It is too long and packed with too many characters that don't move the story forward. At least a handful of characters could have been cut without missing anything and the film would have benefited from it. The ambition from Scorsese and Collins is impressive, but they probably should have reined it in a bit more for the audience's sake." - Jeff Stockton, The Roundup

"Make no mistake, The Betrothed is a soap opera. But it's a very compelling one. It's clear Ben Collins put a lot of thought and energy into writing this world and it's characters (even though it can get difficult to follow at times). My biggest problem however is that it never really feels that Renzo is as intriguing as the others and that's a shame as Timothee Chamalet is a talented actor. Thankfully, the supporting cast is there to pick him up, including an excellent performance from Katherine Langford." - Mitchell Parker, New York Times

Rated PG-13 for violence, thematic material and some sensuality