Just as I suspected. The Queen is a movie solely based upon its leading performance. I had to dive right into that because this is the most essential information about the film.
I don't know, the subject matter doesn't seem entirely interesting enough to hold a film. Frankly, if Helen Mirren's performance wasn't as perfectly spot-on as it was, the film wouldn't really have a saving grace. Well, Michael Sheen also does quite a good job. The acting in the movie, in general, I guess, should get a round of applause. But it's the actual movie itself that I just find to be slightly interesting. It's very much a character study about a character that I had no reason to be very interested in. I got the depth of what was trying to be portrayed pretty early on... and it just stayed there. I was just not very satisfied with this film. Perhaps Rotten Tomatoes and it's near-perfect rating of it had me expecting a masterpiece, but this was just not too much.
Now Helen Mirren will win the Oscar, and she deserves it, too. No one is as convincing at being someone that they are not as she is at being the queen. But as for the other awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, I would be baffled if it one them. It's definitely not one of the best movies of the year, and the screenplay was hardly noteable.
I really think I was expecting more. Disappointment is never good. Especially this close to the Oscars.
C+
IMDB information on THE QUEEN
2 comments:
Well I agree that it was not one of the best movies of the year (but it was better than Babel), and I agree with you about the performances, but I would have to say that the screenplay was much better than you realized. It was interesting how they were able to turn these historical events into a narrative primarily from tabloid headlines. It wasn't amazing, but it was definitely a unique take.
This is true. I guess I didn't give it enough credit for this. But I still don't see that as grounds for being one of the best screenplays of the year. But I know you aren't either, so no point in bringing up.
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