Restoration - 1995 - 7/10

Meandering story of the feckless soul.
Merivel is court physician to Charles II.
He indulges numerous vices, neglects his calling.
Events intrude in 1665 and 1666, the Plague and the Fire.
Robert Downey makes interesting casting, although he is quite good as the debauched roué.
Despite a sprawling narrative, the story is coherent, the settings superb.
Most of the cast is excellent (Meg Ryan seems clueless).
Surprisingly entertaining and apparently overlooked.