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A Royal Affair is a lavish and sumptuous costume drama with a juicy story to back it up.
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For all its incident, A Royal Affair is slow and picturesquely framed - more of a languorously animated coffee-table book than a gripping drama. Feb 1, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
For all its incident, A Royal Affair is slow and picturesquely framed - more of a languorously animated coffee-table book than a gripping drama.
Liam Lacey
The film ends not on a happy note, naturally, but on a moment of hope. Love may not conquer all, but it has a power all its own. Jan 18, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The film ends not on a happy note, naturally, but on a moment of hope. Love may not conquer all, but it has a power all its own.
Connie Ogle
Although the brazen lovers, bellicose ministers and backstabbing handmaidens are familiar elements, the film is so handsomely mounted that we happily endure the ride until the turning of the screws in the tragic last act. Jan 17, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Although the brazen lovers, bellicose ministers and backstabbing handmaidens are familiar elements, the film is so handsomely mounted that we happily endure the ride until the turning of the screws in the tragic last act.
Joe Williams
What a piece of work is this historical drama. Dec 7, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4
What a piece of work is this historical drama.
Lisa Kennedy
A Royal Affair covers plenty of stately ground, all in good time. Nov 29, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A Royal Affair covers plenty of stately ground, all in good time.
Claudia Puig
A fascinating, stately thriller. Nov 21, 2012 | Rating: B | Full Review…
A fascinating, stately thriller.
Tom Long
An interesting and worthwhile movie. Nov 18, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
An interesting and worthwhile movie.
David Harris
Mads Mikkelsen is emerging as one of Europe's most intriguing actors. Aug 14, 2019 | Full Review…
Mads Mikkelsen is emerging as one of Europe's most intriguing actors.
Brian D. Johnson
There's a sumptuous vibrancy to the film, especially in many of the film's outdoor sequences. But it's the three leads of A Royal Affair that solidify this as a delightful endeavor. Aug 6, 2019 | Full Review…
There's a sumptuous vibrancy to the film, especially in many of the film's outdoor sequences. But it's the three leads of A Royal Affair that solidify this as a delightful endeavor.
Nicholas Bell
Featuring a commanding performance from the ever-impressive Mads Mikkelsen, there is much here to admire -- and even more to decadently enjoy. Jan 9, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Featuring a commanding performance from the ever-impressive Mads Mikkelsen, there is much here to admire -- and even more to decadently enjoy.
Daniel Green
It is a polished, exciting piece of work. Dec 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It is a polished, exciting piece of work.
Kelly Jane Torrance
As a period piece based on a true story, it's not surprising A Royal Affair is long. But it's also fascinating and will keep audience's attention the full two-plus hours. This story was made for the screen. Oct 22, 2018 | Full Review…
As a period piece based on a true story, it's not surprising A Royal Affair is long. But it's also fascinating and will keep audience's attention the full two-plus hours. This story was made for the screen.
Sarah Gopaul
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