"David Tennant’s effeminate, enigmatic Richard II is bisexual. He has long mahogany hair, wears nail polish and likes looking at himself in mirrors.
. . . Tennant gives an intriguing and intelligent performance as the flawed ruler.
A flippant sarcasm and vain, hard-hearted arrogance is most pronounced when he steals the land and wealth of his uncle, John of Gaunt, to fund an Irish war, just minutes after his death.
But the mask drops on the walls of Flint Castle where Richard starts to lose his grip on power and a softer, gentler side to his character is revealed as he tenderly kisses his tearful young cousin Aumerle – Oliver Rix - on the lips."
