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91 out of 100

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6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 273 Ratings

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  • Starring: Helen Mirren, James Cromwell
  • Summary: The Queen takes audiences behind the scenes of one of the most shocking public events of recent times -- providing an illuminating, deeply affecting and dramatic glimpse into what happens in the corridors of power when a tragedy strikes. (Miramax)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Carrie Rickey
    100
    Piercingly funny and unexpectedly moving account of that odd couple, Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) and HRH Elizabeth II (majestic Helen Mirren) and their back-channels affair.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    100
    All hail the great Helen Mirren, who after her triumph in HBO's "Elizabeth," delivers the performance of a lifetime as that monarch's frumpy, 20th century namesake in Stephen Frear's witty, touching and engrossing The Queen.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    The Queen is a spellbinding story of opposed passions -- of Elizabeth's icy resolve to keep the royal family separate and aloof from the death of the divorced Diana, who was legally no longer a royal, and of Blair's correct reading of the public mood.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 88 out of 126
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 126
  3. Negative: 24 out of 126
  1. TonyB.
    8
    "The Queen" shows that in today's film industry there are still intelligent people who make intelligent motion pictures for intelligent audiences.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. PatL.
    5
    I wonder if the reviewers would have been less enamored of this film had it been someone other than Queen Elizabeth being portrayed. No argument: Helen Mirren was marvelous in capturing the subtleties and repressed feelings of her character, but to what end? It wasn't particularly interesting, and it certainly wasn't entertaining. To its credit, this film didn't "go Hollywood" with the royal family, but a meandering trip to Dullsville is no better.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  3. Mary
    3
    I am amazed by the adulatory critics' reviews. Helen Mirren does a great job, of course, but she cannot single-handedly save the film. The screenplay is clumsy and the characters are all caricatures.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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