Saturday, October 21, 2006

The Queen

Quick review of The Queen: Run, don't walk, to see this film. It's the story of how newly-elected British Prime Minister Tony Blair convinced Queen Elizabeth to change the response of the royal family to the death of Princess Diana in 1997. It is the best film I've seen this year. I don't know how much of the details is true, but it doesn't really matter--it's certainly based on fact, and is a riveting film.

All of the performances are good to excellent, Helen Mirren will certainly get an Oscar nomination for her title role, and Michael Sheen as Blair should garner one also.

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