The Young Victoria

Name: The Young Victoria
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Released: December 18, 2009
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Emily Blunt, Paul Bettany, Rupert Friend

2009

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Apparition | Release Date: December 18, 2009 | PG

Starring: Emily Blunt, Paul Bettany, Rupert Friend

Summary: The story of Queen Victoria's early rise to power spans from her predicament as an object of a royal power-struggle in to her romantic courtship and legendary marriage to Prince Albert. (Momentum Pictures)

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Rating: PG

Runtime: 105 min

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Owen Gleiberman

The Young Victoria has a subtler flow than you might expect, and at times it's calmer than you may like. Director Jean-Marc Vallée's images have a creamy stateliness, but this is no gilded? princess fantasy. Read full review

Betsy Sharkey

This is a smartly told story, and as fresh as any contemporary romance. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Emily Blunt makes Victoria as irresistible a young woman as Dame Judi Dench made her an older one in "Mrs. Brown" (1997). Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Despite the filmmakers’ efforts to persuade us that The Young Victoria is a serious work, and despite some tense moments and gunfire, the movie’s pleasures are as light as its story. No matter. Albert may never rip Victoria’s bodice, but he does eventually loosen it, to her delight and ours. Read full review

James Berardinelli

The Young Victoria feels like a wasted opportunity and is among the least impressive in a long line of motion pictures about British royalty. Read full review

Joe Holleman

If not for Blunt's solid performance and good support from Friend and others, The Young Victoria would not be worth the price of the ticket. Read full review

Phil Hall

Emily Blunt’s Victoria and Rupert Friend’s Albert come across like museum mannequins – utterly devoid of any genuine passion. Read full review

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epictvsaga

Dec 13, 2010

Yet another movie that has amazing talent! 10 out of 10! Acting, score, and story were all linked to greatness. If you're looking for a movie with decency and morality, then this is a movie for you to watch!

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RussD

Jan 7, 2010

A wonderful movie! Emily Blunt is superb.

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RickA

Jan 16, 2010

I sure liked this one. Great acting and excellent story.

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ArnoldP

Jan 1, 2010

What is wrong with a picture being Masterpiece Theatre old fashioned? It was beautiful to watch even having some historical authenticity of the times. Emily Blunt is bright light on the screen. No it's not in "Hurt Locker", nor supposed to be, It's a genre I still can enjoy, but What is wrong with a picture being Masterpiece Theatre old fashioned? It was beautiful to watch even having some historical authenticity of the times. Emily Blunt is bright light on the screen. No it's not in "Hurt Locker", nor supposed to be, It's a genre I still can enjoy, but it's not for everyone.… Expand

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BillyS

Jan 16, 2010

In my opinion, the coveted fifth spot up for grabs in the Best Actress Oscar race this year should go to Emily Blount. The Young Victoria is an excellent film by the Director of C.R.A.Z.Y., a little seen but brilliant film, and Jean-Marc Vallee proves that it was no fluke. All credits are In my opinion, the coveted fifth spot up for grabs in the Best Actress Oscar race this year should go to Emily Blount. The Young Victoria is an excellent film by the Director of C.R.A.Z.Y., a little seen but brilliant film, and Jean-Marc Vallee proves that it was no fluke. All credits are top notch, especially Sandy Powell's costumes and Julian Fellows script. but Ms. Blount carries the picture in the same way that Cate Blanchett was Elizabeth. A must see for Oscar followers.… Expand

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Spangle

Aug 1, 2016

The Young Victoria is a lushly crafted biopic with a killer performance from Emily Blunt as the titular royal, but it does have a few problems that holds it back from being truly great. Though Blunt and the other actors are at their very best, the film feels overstuffed. As it tries toThe Young Victoria is a lushly crafted biopic with a killer performance from Emily Blunt as the titular royal, but it does have a few problems that holds it back from being truly great. Though Blunt and the other actors are at their very best, the film feels overstuffed. As it tries to showcase many characters and multiple years of Victoria's reign, it has the problem of feeling both incomplete and overstuffed. If it wants to introduce this many characters, it needs more runtime. If it cuts some characters, it still needs to be longer to bring every other subplot to an end. That said, the technical elements here are very good with terrific costume design, production design, and makeup/hairstyling. All are pitch perfect and perfectly capture the 1800s England feel with the correct importance and weight to the sets. The film is also well paced, even if the story does not deliver fully. Overall, The Young Victoria is an ambitious biopic that has terrific acting and a great look, but would have been better off trimming some fat and expanding on a few things to paint a more concise and direct picture.… Expand

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smijatov

Sep 6, 2010

Emily Blunt is very much excellent in this film, and definitely deserving of her Golden Globe nomination. Also, technically (especially when it comes to costume design and art direction/set decoration) the film excels. However, the story is rather slow and somewhat boring to be quite frank.Emily Blunt is very much excellent in this film, and definitely deserving of her Golden Globe nomination. Also, technically (especially when it comes to costume design and art direction/set decoration) the film excels. However, the story is rather slow and somewhat boring to be quite frank.
Also, very predictable and very "royal" in a way of character building. Yes, royalty is supposed to be all "royal" to the "common people" but they are real people, too, and that came across rather rarely, mainly due to the sceenplay. So basically, despite being visually great and with good performances, ultimately the story is so usual and so predictable (irrelevant on whether it is actually accurate historically or not - probably not completely, anyway) that one is left somewhat unsatisfied with the film. But it surely is not a bad film, by any stretch of the word. Definitely recommended to be watched for the great costumes and Emily Blunt's performance!… Expand

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