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Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Bruce Munro)Future Movies (Bruce Munro)
Were we actually all so in love with Tony Blair in 1997? Surely, deep down, we could see that he had an itchy trigger finger and a lust for straight-talking American men? ...read the complete Queen movie review at Future Movies (Bruce Munro)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Light Views (John Larsen)Light Views (John Larsen)
Flawless to the point of perfection, Helen Mirren delivers a seamless performance as Queen Elizabeth II. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Light Views (John Larsen)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
In the early fall of 1997, Great Britain had a nervous breakdown. On the last day of August, Diana, Princess of Wales was famously killed in a car wreck. The British Royal family, who loathed her for years, acted in such a way as to put in jeopardy ...read the complete Queen movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
An immensely entertaining and seemingly acute chronicle of the week Diana died. ...read the complete Queen movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
The death of the very popular Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997 brought about a massive public outpouring of grief, the likes of which have seldom been seen in the modern era. Literally millions of mourners descended on London to pay their last ...read the complete Queen movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Beth Gilligan)Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Beth Gilligan)
The Queen begins, fittingly, with a shot of Her Royal Highness Elizabeth II perched against a black backdrop, her likeness being etched for an official portrait. In sharp contrast to this still life is the figure on the TV screen beside her: Tony Blair, ...read the complete Queen movie review at Not Coming to a Theater Near You (Beth Gilligan)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
In 1997, not long after Tony Blair has been elected as prime minister following a campaign that promised massive modernization of the British government, Princess Diana is killed in Paris. The Queen details the royal family's behind-closed-doors ...read the complete Queen movie review at Plugged In
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for CBC.ca Arts (Katrina Onstad)CBC.ca Arts (Katrina Onstad)
Queen Elizabeth II is much imitated. ...read the complete Queen movie review at CBC.ca Arts (Katrina Onstad)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movie City News (David Poland)Movie City News (David Poland)
"Like all great art, The Queen has a theme that will inspire passion... the good and bad and ugly and beautiful of tradition and the nature of moving into the future." ...read the complete Queen movie review at Movie City News (David Poland)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Ruthless Reviews Ruthless Reviews
Princess Diana's death in 1997 was more than the loss of the paparazzi's favorite target; it signaled a major shift in Great Britain's conception of itself. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Ruthless Reviews
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Mirren's finely calibrated performance reveals a complex woman coping with a bewildering world, and Blair's growing sympathy for his beleaguered monarch gradually becomes ours. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
There's a grand journalistic tradition of bragging, whenever a British film or a British star snags a gong or a statuette, about the "strength in depth" of British acting. Helen Mirren's Golden Lion at Venice for playing Queen Elizabeth II offers a ...read the complete Queen movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Michelle Thomas)Future Movies (Michelle Thomas)
1997, and Britain is ushering in a new era. After thousands of years of Thatcher, the country rallies behind the young radical leader Tony Blair (Sheen), inventor of something fresh and exciting called New Labour, promising all kinds of excitement. The ...read the complete Queen movie review at Future Movies (Michelle Thomas)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
In a year already riddled with modern benchmarks in U.S. history, Stephen Frears now enters the deal with a reenactment of a worldwide tragedy: the death of Princess Diana and the subsequent rupture in public faith in the Royal Family. It's a tricky ...read the complete Queen movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Michael Hubbard)musicOMH (Michael Hubbard)
Dramatising the summer of 1997 from the points of view of Queen Elizabeth II and new prime minister Tony Blair, Stephen Frears' balanced character study offers Helen Mirren the first feature film lead role of her glittering career, and one on which the ...read the complete Queen movie review at musicOMH (Michael Hubbard)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
SEVEN days that shook the Monarchy to its very core are explored in this fascinating insight into the Royal Family following the death of Diana. ...read the complete Queen movie review at London Daily Mirror (David Edwards)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Telling a powerful story from a momentous week in British history, this does feel a bit like a TV movie with its two-perspective approach and tabloid tone. But it's also thoroughly gripping and ultimately moving. In May 1997, Queen Elizabeth II ...read the complete Queen movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
With The Queen, British director Stephen Frears sheds light on one of England's most misunderstood public figures. The film, set during the week after Princess Di's death in 1997, offers a glimpse into what might have happened behind palace doors, ...read the complete Queen movie review at Cinema Blend
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Rachel Gordon)ToxicUniverse.com (Rachel Gordon)
...read the complete Queen movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Rachel Gordon)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
September, 1997. In the wake of the death of the Princess Of Wales in a Paris car crash, public opinion turns against the royal family. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Maxim (Pete Hammond)Maxim (Pete Hammond)
A film that takes you behind the most famous closed doors in the world for a wickedly funny, fascinating and ultimately moving story of our times. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Maxim (Pete Hammond)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
A compelling little gem, and Helen Mirren is simply dazzling as Elizabeth II. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)
Actress Dame Helen Mirren played two Elizabeths in less than a year. First there was her remarkable performance as Elizabeth I (2005), for which she won an Emmy, a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award. This was immediately followed by her ...read the complete Queen movie review at DVD Talk (Stuart Galbraith IV)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Mirren gives one of the finest performances of the year. ...read the complete Queen movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
The Queen reigns as a dramatic and surprisingly captivating film. ...read the complete Queen movie review at ReviewExpress.com (Diana Saenger)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
...read the complete Queen movie review at filmcritic.com (Chris Cabin)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Matthew Hinkley)DVD Talk (Matthew Hinkley)
...read the complete Queen movie review at DVD Talk (Matthew Hinkley)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
More fun than any movie about the violent death of a 36-year-old woman has a right to be. It's also as exotic an English-language picture as the season is likely to bring. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
So skillfully written, acted and mounted for the screen, The Queen is among the year's most accomplished films. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (John Wirt)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (John P. McCarthy)Boxoffice Magazine (John P. McCarthy)
The Queen strikes the perfect balance between pomp and politics, comedy and tragedy. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (John P. McCarthy)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...the portrayal is no mere imitation; Mirren creates a living, breathing Queen Elizabeth that goes beyond the public image. ...read the complete Queen movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Assumindo um papel dificílimo, a veterana Helen Mirren alcança um equilíbrio impressionante em sua caracterização. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Time (Richard Corliss)Time (Richard Corliss)
Mirren, who won an Emmy playing Elizabeth I for HBO, may deserve an Oscar for this ripe appraisal of Elizabeth II. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)
...read the complete Queen movie review at MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
Whatever the virtues of The Queen--and it certainly has them--it simply would not exist without Mirren. ...read the complete Queen movie review at The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Frears refuses to rest on the subject's inherent weight, providing a rare, if somewhat fictionalized, peek behind the royal curtain. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Funny? At times, but mainly sad, seasoned and alive to the test of a summer when a canny new PM met history through two remarkable women. ...read the complete Queen movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Ultimate Guide to Disney DVDUltimate Guide to Disney DVD
Far more focused than the broad biopic its title suggests, Miramax's 2006 drama The Queen deals almost exclusively with a single week late in the summer of 1997. In doing so, it argues the period of seven days that claimed the life of Diana, Princess of ...read the complete Queen movie review at Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Highly enjoyable. ...read the complete Queen movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens)Slate (Dana Stevens)
A sheer delight to sit through and leaves you with a whole evening's worth of impassioned conversation. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
The Queen is not difficult, [but] it is sufficiently and, yes, marvelously artistic... ...read the complete Queen movie review at New York Observer (Andrew Sarris)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Helen Mirren does all she can to ensure she won't be getting invited to Buckingham Palace ever again. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Allows us to understand just how heavy the crown really sits. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
A small gem of a motion picture that leaves a powerful aftereffect. ...read the complete Queen movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) (Thomas Peyser)Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) (Thomas Peyser)
She is a human being. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) (Thomas Peyser)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Picture Film (Scott Hoffman)Movie Picture Film (Scott Hoffman)
...read the complete Queen movie review at Movie Picture Film (Scott Hoffman)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Associated Press (David Germain)Associated Press (David Germain)
Mirren and Sheen present gracious, humane portraits of two people whose conviction over their place in the world is shaken by unprecedented circumstance. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Associated Press (David Germain)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Mirren's ability to disappear into the stoic modern monarch in the week following Princess Diana's death may warrant her an Oscar for The Queen -- and it would not be undeserved. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
As a fictionalized peak behind the walls of Buckingham Palace during the seven days following the unexpected death of Princess Diana in 1997, The Queen offers an intriguing glimpse at a key evolutionary moment in the ancient institution of the British ...read the complete Queen movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Critics have fallen all over themselves left and right to make out with The Queen. You can't fault them, really, since The Queen stars the super-sexy Helen Mirren as HRH QE2 herself, Queen Elizabeth II. But it is improper to think of the queen as sexy ...read the complete Queen movie review at Moviepie.com
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, is an enigma to many Americans. She represents the grace and dignity of one of the oldest monarchies in the world with a kind of grandmotherly presence that gives people a sense of comfort. Even ...read the complete Queen movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
Following their earlier film, The Deal, about the power-broking deal between Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown, director Stephen Frears and scriptwriter Peter Morgan have again returned to tensions within the British political ...read the complete Queen movie review at World Socialist Web Site
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for sneersnipe (David Perilli)sneersnipe (David Perilli)
The Queen is designed to make an audience sympathise or at least empathise with the Queen of the United Kingdom during the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana back in 1997. But what if an audience simply doesn’t care? ...read the complete Queen movie review at sneersnipe (David Perilli)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TotalFilm TotalFilm
Her Majesty (Helen Mirren) is high and haughty and resistant to change. Prince Philip (James Cromwell) is a ruder, cruder version of his Spitting Image puppet who, in his comment on the Diana death hysteria, swipes the defining line: “Sleeping on the ...read the complete Queen movie review at TotalFilm
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Stephen Frears (Dirty Pretty Things, Mrs. Henderson Presents) directs and Helen Mirren (Last Orders, Gosford Park) stars as the Queen of England, but this is no dry costume epic. Rather, it's ripped right out of the headlines of 1997, when public ...read the complete Queen movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Magazine International Movie Magazine International
There are a handful of actors I would pay even to see in a commercial and Helen Mirren is one. Thankfully, she prefers full length features with meaty content, such as, "The Queen" starring Mirren as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II -- as in, the one ...read the complete Queen movie review at Movie Magazine International
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
...read the complete Queen movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Friday & Saturday Review Friday & Saturday Review
Oh, of course a little part of me hates this movie for receiving 5 or 6 Oscar noms, 4 Golden Globe nominations, and a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes while the similarly-themed but more inventive “Marie Antoinette” is chastised by critics, overlooked by ...read the complete Queen movie review at Friday & Saturday Review
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With The Queen, Stephen Frears has at least two items on his agenda: to humanize the head of the British monarchy while at the same time indicating how far removed she has become from the concerns of her subjects. He also poses questions about the ...read the complete Queen movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Mirren delivers a brilliant performance, one that jibes effortlessly with the public figure we’ve been watching for more than 50 years while plumbing depths we’ve never been privy to. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Helen Mirren's acting has always been queenly anyway, and she's played royalty before. So her superlative performance in The Queen should come as no great surprise. But great her work is, and should earn her her first Oscar nomination as best ...read the complete Queen movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
De nieuwste film van Stephen “Dangerous liaisons” Frears begint met de verkiezingsoverwinning van Labour en Tony Blair in 1997 en focust vervolgens op het drama van de dood van prinses Diana in een Parijse tunnel. Dat moment ...read the complete Queen movie review at Cutting Edge
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Directed by Stephen Frears (Mrs. Henderson Presents, Dirty Pretty Things, High Fidelity, The Snapper, The Grifters) and written by Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland), The Queen explores the relationship between the Queen Elizabeth II and Tony ...read the complete Queen movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Oscar bowed before The Queen with six nominations and Helen Mirren was the safest ever bet to win Best Actress. On the night, she didn't disappoint and while we admired her "dignity as the reigning monarch," we'd also venture to say that the film itself ...read the complete Queen movie review at BBC Films
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
The film brilliantly presents both sides of the issue and walks a delicate balance so that neither position should feel slighted. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Shari L. Rosenblum)CineScene.com (Shari L. Rosenblum)
Sitting for a portrait in the opening sequence of Stephen Frears’ docudrama named for her character, Helen Mirren presents an Elizabeth II at once rigid and regal, as if the two were interchangeable, but her eyes flash intelligence and unexpected wit, ...read the complete Queen movie review at CineScene.com (Shari L. Rosenblum)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)
A People exposé as edited by The Economist , divulging almost everything you want to know about this real-life palace Dallas . ...read the complete Queen movie review at Film-Forward.com (Kent Turner)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
How could Frears and his cast rise above the sins of the miniseries? One answer is the force of that cast...The other thing that rescues and refines The Queen is one of the basic bonuses of moviegoing, more familiar of late from documentaries like ...read the complete Queen movie review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Tracksounds! (Cap Stewart)Tracksounds! (Cap Stewart)
...read the complete Queen movie review at Tracksounds! (Cap Stewart)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Frears' masterstroke is making it a thoroughly sympathetic portrait of Elizabeth, Charles and the entire concept of the monarchy. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Engaging drama with impressive performances, though it's slightly hampered by the fact that we already know how it ...read the complete Queen movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Halfway through The Queen, I was ready to proclaim it as the best film of the year. By the time the end credits rolled, the film had changed its mind on so many things that I was left with the feeling that I had just watched a pretty good TV movie with ...read the complete Queen movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
The several shots of Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) driving her SUV over bumpy roadways are quite the highlight in The Queen. ...read the complete Queen movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for sneersnipe (David Perilli)sneersnipe (David Perilli)
The Queen is designed to make an audience sympathise or at least empathise with the Queen of the United Kingdom during the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana back in 1997. But what if an audience simply doesn’t care? After Diana’s tragic ...read the complete Queen movie review at sneersnipe (David Perilli)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for FilmJudgeFilmJudge
After the sudden death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris, Queen Elizabeth II (Mirren) finds herself under pressure. The public are unhappy at what they view as a lack of compassion shown by the Queen and the Royal Family. New Prime Minister Tony ...read the complete Queen movie review at FilmJudge
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Pajiba (Jeremy C. Fox)Pajiba (Jeremy C. Fox)
While some will quibble with its view of recent history or its depiction of certain figures, there is little point disputing the elegance of its construction. ...read the complete Queen movie review at Pajiba (Jeremy C. Fox)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for SA Movie & DVD Magazine (James O'Ehley)SA Movie & DVD Magazine (James O'Ehley)
Even if your sentiments runs to "the French got it right in 1789" variety when it comes to the British monarchy, The Queen makes for hypnotic viewing . . . ...read the complete Queen movie review at SA Movie & DVD Magazine (James O'Ehley)
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
he Queen may explicitly be about Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren), but it's the dearly departed Diana whose royal presence looms largest in Stephen Frears's latest, which tracks Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair's (Michael Sheen) differing reactions ...read the complete Queen movie review at Slant Magazine
Queen, The (2006) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
Stephen Frears has always been a director who has never shied away from tackling difficult subjects, and has usually succeeded in making films that are both thought-provoking and entertaining. He's also adept in bring strong female roles to the screen ...read the complete Queen movie review at Tiscali UK
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