I don't know, the dance scene seemed too revealing of a relationship that was in the closet. There would be no doubt in anyone's mind that they were intimate if they danced like that in front of everyone.
But I will agree that it's smolder-y.
Another thing I remembered:
The treachery and the fact that the people around her wanted her dead often was portrayed well in the GJ version. Her life and reign was not glamorous and fanciful, it was quite the opposite.