Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

TheLittleSongbird Have a love for historical period dramas, the cast is an immensely talented one (seeing Jeremy Irons' name on any cast list has me sold) and the period depicted of the Borgias and the Renaissance is truly interesting. Regardless of its historical inaccuracies, 'The Borgias' makes for riveting and addictive viewing, so much so that it is not hard to forget that there are facts played far and loose with. It is a real shame that it didn't last longer when it puts a lot of series and historical dramas in recent years to shame, that it ended as abruptly and incompletely as it did in its prime and there are shows airing now that were not good in the first place or once great shows past their sell by date is really unfortunate. Didn't come watching 'The Borgias' expecting a history lesson and didn't get that, instead an exceptionally well made series that has flesh, blood and guts and, while fittingly melodramatic, there are plenty of thrills, chills, fascinating characterisations (that have far more complexity than a good deal of the black and white treatment of historical characters), tension and emotion to prevent it from being soap-operatic and nothing felt jarring dialogue-wise. Something that already puts it above for instance the recent 'The White Princess'. One may question why the historical inaccuracies were an issue in that and other things like 'Victoria' and not as much here. Basically it's all of the things above and that any inaccuracies did not come as a detriment of convincing drama or characterisation, with characters that are interesting and not distorted. Nothing here took me out of the setting or period and there was a real sense of time and place, whereas there are other historical dramas that are reminiscent of modern soap opera ('The White Princess' was a notable recent example) rather than the wide range of emotions and conflicts that 'The Borgias' had. Didn't find any content gratuitous. Melodramatic? Yes, and unashamedly proud of it (not wrong either, it's a very dramatic period). Riveting? Oh yes. Distasteful? No.As said, 'The Borgias' is exceptionally well made. It is exquisitely shot and the quality of the settings, scenery and costumes will have one gasping in awe. To me it was reminiscent of stepping into a Renaissance painting, a great feeling to have. The music suits the tone of the storytelling to a tee but isn't too intrusive.Writing is incredibly thought-provoking, intelligent and flows beautifully. The storytelling really packs a punch while not going overboard. The characters fascinate in personality and development, Cesare especially.Jeremy Irons heads a sterling cast and his towering acting is one of 'The Borgias' greatest pleasures. Sean Harris and Francois Arnaud leave one on the edge of their seats with their conflicted characters, and Holliday Grainger is a bat-out-of-hell Lucrezia. In summation, brilliant and should have lasted longer. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Adrienne Cox This is by far the best historical drama I have ever seen! The acting was completely amazing and it kept me completely entranced up to the very last second! In fact, I was so entranced that I finished the series in less than a week on Netflix. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes historical dramas! My one and only complaint is not for the show itself but for the people who made the show. I do not like that it was canceled in the slightest! It deserves a fourth season! Save The Borgias Fan Campaign is still working to bring it back though and I highly urge anyone who is a fan of the show to come join it.

napchier Incomplete, though I thoroughly enjoyed the series. A little artistic license should be expected, concerning certain deaths, the time line, and so on, but as a depiction of the events at hand it really does do a splendid job! Season 3 ended satisfactorily, however I feel robbed upon discovering that Season 3 is where it ALL ends. Sadly the production company felt it would be too expensive to finalise the story arc, with it's originally intended 4th and final season. It was meant to dramatise Pope Alexander VI's entire papacy, from 1492 until 1503. The series reached 1500AD, cutting us off from 3 short years, including war between France and Spain (probably where production concerns for the series were mounted), and the death of Rodrigo Borgia (Pope A VI) in 1503. They wouldn't even do a short movie to wrap up. So, what ever happens, if you start this, you'll never, ever finish it. You may just have to pick the rest up in a book.

petarmatic I waited for such a series about Borgias for a long time and I finally found one! And what a series it is! Jeremy Irons is fantastic, albeit he is not so fat as the real pope Alexander. The rest of the cast is superb as well, so are the sets and costumes! What a story is that Pope, and his son Cesare and his daughter Lucrezia! Sex, poison, war, incest, fight for power all in one place. Truly a revolutionary Pope, he ushered a new era, the Renesaince. He changed humanity for good and probably started protestant movement in Europe at that time. The New World was discovered, he delimited Spanish and Portugese sphere of influence there. And while he was at it Cesare feasted in cutting people throats to protect him and the Family(yes people think it was the beginning of Mafia). Cesare was so cruel that everyone in Rome thought it unacceptable. Pope and Cesare died the same night. Were they poisoned? Probably! Curia could not have any more of that behavior, people all over Catholic world were asking questions, Martin Luther was looking everything with his eyes wide shut! I hope I will live to see another Pope like him again! Not like this Francis, he just talks about peace, give me some crusades, war, dear Francis! Well at least you said homosexuality is good! That is a start, soon you will have gay orgies in Vatican, eh? Who knows, may be you will soon OK pedophilia too. That would be a start. Your own Cesare and Lurezia could be in the offing... Pity we do not have a chance to see the end of all of this, since HBO canceled the series. I could of feasted my eyes a little bit more on those fantastic actors, sets and costumes. How about a closure, HBO, ha? They deserve it!