Average Rating: 6.4/10
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Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 6
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Which is more important -- loyalty to your friends, or making your dreams come true? A young girl is forced to make that difficult choice in this comedy-drama set in the early '50s. Elizabeth Wakefield (Sally Andrews) is a 12-year-old girl growing up in the small New Zealand town of Middleton. Elizabeth is fascinated by her namesake, the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II, and when word gets out that The Queen may be visiting New Zealand, the schoolgirl sparks a letter-writing campaign to invite
Oct 6, 2001 Wide
Aug 29, 2006
Silicon Valley Film Fund
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (9) | DVD (1)
It's a nice study of a young girl's happy obsession.
Gordon's nifty scenario juggles various aspects -- ordinary brink-of-adolescence growing pains, multicultural-tolerance lessons, suspense gambits -- with entertaining skill.
Too earnest for its own good.
Her Majesty has all the makings of a perfectly charming family picture, and then the plot runs off the rails.
Plots points and themes of imperialism and racism are hit on the nose repeatedly, until the audience takes a beating.
Offers a miniature, slightly Splenda-ized history lesson that is both inspiring and entertaining for all ages.
Poignant story about tolerance and friendship.
An outstanding family film about a teenage girl in New Zealand whose openness to others and yearning for justice is inspirational.
The story's conflicts come unexpectedly, and they are the reasons the film is as instructive as it is entertaining.
An enjoyable family viewing experience.
Its amateurish elements often betray the relatively low budget, and there's also a serious lack of energy.
Her Majesty has worse problems than a lack of realism, namely mediocre direction and acting that's at the level of bad community theatre.
doesn't wallow in saccharine. It tells a tough story without apologies, and in the end charms the most hard-hearted . . . with its sense of joy and of justice
An excess of tired elements lend the narrative the trite sensation of an ABC After-School Special.
Thinly drawn characters and ridiculous plot twists, not to mention being a rather sleepy, unengaging film anyway. But hey, no naughty stuff!
So jammed with silly elements that it makes one weary.
The movie has good intentions, but not much artistic merit behind them.
The interactions between Elizabeth and Hira Mata have a nice natural warmth.
This magical story follows a 13 year old girl in New Zealand who dreams that Queen Elizabeth will visit her small village of Middleton.
A sweet touching story about a New Zealand girl who has always wanted to meet Queen Elizabeth and writes and asks her to come visit her town. One day she finds out that the Queen is coming, but her friendship with an outcast Aboriginal could prevent her from meeting the queen.
March 10, 2008An outstanding family film. Elizabeth Wakefield is eager for the Queen's visit to her small New Zealand town. As the Queen's visit draws closer, history and pride in the town collide and Elizabeth's loyalties to her family and friends are tested. This is such a brilliant story. The screenplay was well written and the
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