
Diana, the "People's Princess" has died in a car accident in Paris. The Queen (Dame Helen Mirren) and her family decide that for the best, they should remain hidden behind the closed doors of Balmoral Castle. The heartbroken public do not understand and request that the Queen comforts her people. This also puts pressure on newly elected Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), who constantly tries to convince the monarchy to address the public.... (Full plot summary below)
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Diana, the "People's Princess" has died in a car accident in Paris. The Queen (Dame Helen Mirren) and her family decide that for the best, they should remain hidden behind the closed doors of Balmoral Castle. The heartbroken public do not understand and request that the Queen comforts her people. This also puts pressure on newly elected Tony Blair (Michael Sheen), who constantly tries to convince the monarchy to address the public.
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| New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinThe Queen is the most reverent irreverent comedy imaginable. Or maybe it's the most irreverent reverent comedy. Either way, it's a small masterpiece. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn audacious cinematic triumph by director Stephen Frears animated by an Academy-award caliber performance by Helen Mirren that humanizes Queen Elizabeth in a time of crisis and change. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasThe perfect combination of historical extrapolation and subversive political commentary ... make[s] you feel as if you're watching real events transpire. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsJeffrey ChenAs an insightful, unique take on what makes us human ... it's simply marvelous. Or, shall I say, majestic. |
| MaximPete HammondA film that takes you behind the most famous closed doors in the world for a wickedly funny, fascinating and ultimately moving story of our times. |
| New York ObserverRex ReedWhen I think what sentimental tripe The Queen could have been in the hands of amateurs, I bow in gratitude to all concerned. |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie Wafflethe script is smart enough to consider all angles, not just taking the easy way out by demonizing the Queen |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonDiana's death and the public reaction to it really did signal changing times - the passing of what we in this country call the greatest generation to what comes after. One wonders, watching The Queen, whether we've changed for the better. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsLouis ProyectBrillian dissection of the rot at the top of British high society and politics. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh LarsenMirren's challenge, really, was not to act at all, but instead use stoicism as an all-encompassing form of expression. In those terms, she doesn't act beautifully. |