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The Queen Reviews

2006

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A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving British public, Her Majesty Queen .. Read more

Starring	Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms
Director	Stephen Frears
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama

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- The Queen is not merely the year's best British film, it is one of the year's most intriguing, provocative films from anywhere
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- - Daily Telegraph
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:26
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  - 5
  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... read more »
  
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  - GreenwichPaul
  - 49 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Apr 2007 at 23:03
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  Mass Hysteria, stoked by the Media.
  
  An excellent cast who portray the week of Diana’s death.
  
  On one side the Queen (Mirren) and Royal Family keeps to themselves with dignity in the... read more »
  
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- - Midipopo
  - 6 reviews
  - Fife, Scotland
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 18:18
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  DULL VERY DULL!
  
  Too dull, more like a bad made for tv film. Showed queen in bad light & blair a an angel....makers of this obviously blair supporters. The guy who played ... read more »
  
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  - 27 Jan 2012 at 13:01
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  A film With the Wrong Title.
  
  This was the second time i have seen this film and probaly enjoyed it more this time around than the the first time so often the way.
  
  The film ... read more »
  
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- - winetaster
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  - Stratford on Avon
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 17:06
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  one like this film
  
  one must say ok lol
  
  this film was great british film dont have to say more glad i watch it
  
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  - 21 Jan 2012 at 22:16
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  Worth a watch
  
  Great film, set just after the death of Princess Diana and is based on how the Royals especially the Queen deal with the situation. Helen Mirren Is an amazing ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 19 Jan 2012 at 09:14
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  The Queen
  
  An incredibly good film. Very well acted. Far more to the film than I expected. Gave me a new perspective.
  
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  - 15 Dec 2011 at 09:42
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  Worth watching
  
  i really enjoyed watching this film. The acting itself was well worth a watch. just makes me so grateful i was not born into royalty.
  
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  - 20 Nov 2011 at 13:11
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  Should have left it to Rory Bremner
  
  Helen Mirren's impersonation of the Queen was quite effective, although Betty's never looked that elegant. Why anyone thought Michael Sheen was good as ... read more »
  
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  - 24 reviews
  - England
  - 06 Nov 2011 at 20:53
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  The inside story.
  
  Yes we all know the story, but it's worth watching for the fly on the wall element of the film. Some very believable performances and a plausible record of ... read more »
  
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- - LawH61
  - 16 reviews
  - 26 Oct 2011 at 21:18
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  Good film
  
  The film focuses on the Queen and Tony Blair in the wake of Princess Diana's death, and how they try and shape events relating to it. Both come across ... read more »
  
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- - matti76
  - 2 reviews
  - 21 Oct 2011 at 11:38
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- - 43
  - 5
  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... read more »
  
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  - GreenwichPaul
  - 49 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Apr 2007 at 23:03
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  - 3
  Dame Helen keeps her kit on
  
  Helen Mirren is amazing as the queen, some of the other roles are caricatures, but despite this I enjoyed this film.
  
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  - 34 reviews
  - Hertfordshire
  - 21 Mar 2007 at 07:35
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  - 4
  fantastic
  
  Really good engrossing films are hard to come by.
  
  This is one; it’s the best film I’ve seen in a very long time.
  
  Helen Mirren ... read more »
  
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  - lancashire
  - 15 Sep 2006 at 17:53
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  - 6
  Rocking The Foundations of The House of Windsor
  
  During the week following the death of the Princess of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II and her family struggle to come to terms with their own reaction, that of the ... read more »
  
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- - robertconnor
  - 177 reviews
  - Gloucestershire
  - 19 Mar 2007 at 11:35
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  I loved this film!
  
  I came away thinking I had seen a documentary, so engossing were the performances. It gives an insight into ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 02 Nov 2006 at 16:59
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  - 2
  Well produced, well acted, entertaining. 8/10
  
  Despite some great reviews in the press, especially of Helen Mirren’s performance as the Queen, I think my wife and I took a risk on this film, so often ... read more »
  
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- - Graham
  - UK
  - 15 Sep 2007 at 10:53
- - 9
  - 3
  A real disappointment
  
  After all the Oscars hype, we rented this film with high expectations - but, boy, were we disappointed! A cheesy TV mini-drama with some unbelievably trite ... read more »
  
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  - Shropshire, England
  - 08 Jul 2007 at 21:05
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  not just for your mum
  
  Sounds like the sort of film your mum would like... but please don't let that discourage you. It is amazingly gripping, and really makes you feel like you ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 30 Oct 2006 at 22:18
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  Was well impressed!
  
  As a big fan of Helen Mirren anyway, I expected nothing less than an Oscar-worthy performance. What I saw was a brilliant film with some pretty good actors. ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 03 Apr 2007 at 23:12
- - 7
  - 2
  Excellent
  
  A movie focusing on such public (and current) figures is a disaster waiting to happen. But the actors are all solid, often excellent. At one point when Alex ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 14 Feb 2007 at 16:18

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  A taut, intimate and revealing portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family in turmoil during the days immediately following the death of Princess Diana. When news of the death of Princess Diana, undoubtedly the most famous woman in the world, breaks upon a shocked and disbelieving ...