The Queen (2006)
Average Rating: 8.4/10
Reviews Counted: 184
Fresh: 178 | Rotten: 6
Full of wit, humor, and pathos, Stephen Frears' moving portrait of the British royals during the period after Princess Diana's death features not one but two remarkable performances, that of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen as the newly-ordained Prime Minister Tony Blair. They embody their characters and lay bare the motivations behind these prominent people, giving viewers a glimpse into the inner workings of the British monarchy.
Average Rating: 8.6/10
Critic Reviews: 45
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 0
Full of wit, humor, and pathos, Stephen Frears' moving portrait of the British royals during the period after Princess Diana's death features not one but two remarkable performances, that of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen as the newly-ordained Prime Minister Tony Blair. They embody their characters and lay bare the motivations behind these prominent people, giving viewers a glimpse into the inner workings of the British monarchy.
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The British prime minister and the Royal Family find themselves quietly at odds in the wake of a national tragedy in this drama from director Stephen Frears. On August 31, 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died in an auto accident in Paris; despite the controversial breakup of her marriage to Prince Charles, she was still one of the most famous and best-loved women in the world, and the public outpouring of emotion over her passing was immediate and intense. However, given the messy circumstances
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Cast
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Helen Mirren
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Michael Sheen
Tony Blair -
James Cromwell
Prince Philip -
Helen McCrory
Cherie Blair -
Alex Jennings
Prince Charles -
Roger Allam
Sir Robin Janvrin -
Sylvia Syms
Queen Mother -
Mark Bazeley
Alastair Campbell -
Earl Cameron
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Tim McMullan
Stephen Lamport -
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All Critics (185) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (191) | Rotten (6) | DVD (34)
A lesser director might make all of this deadly earnest, but Frears treats it as what you might call a tragi-comedy of manners, perfectly serious but human foibles everywhere.
Top CriticBoth [Michael Sheen and Helen Mirren] understand the prickly push-and-pull that defines the fight -- the Gray Monarch v. the Great Modernizer -- and give quiet gravitas to the polite but firm standoffs.
In good times and bad, for good or ill, she is the public face of her nation. Mirren, Frears and Morgan let us see just how much a burden that mask has been.
Allows us to understand just how heavy the crown really sits.
We see not only the inner corridors of power, but also sense the inner workings of the royal mind. Stephen Frears' deft direction also gives the film insight and even humor.
That's Mirren's magic: She makes us care, no matter how shallow our curtsies.
The Queen will knock your socks off.
Stuffed with stinging truths about swiftly turning winds of public opinion, Stephen Frears' film is a tough, fair-minded and, at times, morbidly satirical depiction of the extraordinary circumstance of leading in grief as well as government.
Trenchantly stages its climax around the passing of an era
Surely to be considered at Oscar time.
A disappointingly claustrophobic play at sympathy for someone so out of touch with her 'subjects.' And why blow it up for the big screen? . . . Where's the arc? The tragic flaw? The ebbs and flows to her character? . . . A middle-of-the-pack chamber drama
Helen Mirren kicks it royal style in this acclaimed drama about the most misunderstood HRH of all.
Director Stephen Frears' The Queen offers an incisive and utterly persuasive glimpse behind the scenes of recent history.
Death of Diana causes crisis for British royals.
Whatever the Sex Pistols say, she is a human being.
The Queen is an unqualified triumph that works on all levels.
Like the Queen, Mirren is saying: This is how you act, this is how you survive, this is how you reign.
I was to this film. It's slow and plodding throughout, yet the format Frears brings to the table is gripping in its balance.
...a compelling drama that effectively humanizes the title character...
An intelligent script that keeps in the spirit and tone of Britain's House of Mountbatten-Windsor, and yet slyly manages a wink at the audience every now and then.
I never thought I'd get choked up over a movie about the stuffy upper-crust of the British monarchy, but then along came The Queen.
Buena Vista's transfer renders the intended looks faithfully.
... beneath the simple and straightforward facade lies a hidden depth that does not announce itself with dramatic intensity ...
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Audience Reviews for The Queen
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- Portrait artist: We're in danger of losing too much that is good about this country, as it is.
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- Queen Mother: Do you think any of your predecessors would have dropped everything and gone up to London because a bunch of hysterics carrying candles, needed help with their grief?
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- The Queen: A good walk and fresh air sorts everything out.
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- Prince Philip: [to the Queen] Come on! Move over cabbage!
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- Alastair Campbell: Well, at least the old bat's finally agreed to visit Diana's coffin.
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- Tony Blair: Will someone please save these people from themselves!
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Foreign Titles
- Die Queen (DE)
- La reina (ES)
