The Queen Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

We are not amused

Mirren's performance is certainly the 'crowning' (sorry!) glory in a somewhat lacklustre film. The week that the film looks at was certainly a very interesting time in the UK's history and the film tries to explore the shifting attitude of the public and media and hits on some interesting points. The problem with the film is that many of the characters seem too thinly sketched (Prince Philip in particular seems to have wandered in from a satirical sketch show) and there is little insight into the characters. Ultimately it is Mirrens performance which raises above Frears' surprisingly pedestrian direction and gives the film its heart and soul

Odd

Really quite an odd film. I suppose if you lived through that awful period of mass hysteria and bizarre psychosis then it could be little else. It's coming to something when Prince Phillip and the Queen Mother are voices of reason! They seem to be the only people pointing out the utter insanity of those cretinous plebs camping outside Kensington Palace etc. Helen Mirren - Oscar? Er...not sure why, she didn't really have much to do, to be honest. Funny posh voice for the TV address though!