Let's gloss over the important bits of the actual story...

Rating: 3/10 (19 October 2017)

With a backdrop of the French Revolution, this film had the potential to be something great. It was not. Although FAIRLY accurate, for the most part, I can't help but wonder how Sofia Coppola managed to make this film ramble on for over two hours and never touch on the politics that lead to the Bourbon downfall. No mention of Antionette passing military secrets to the Austrians; no mention of their coversion to a constitutional monarchy or their house arrest in Paris. no mention of their attempted escape to Austria or their capture. No mention of their trial and eventual execution; or the allegations of incest - all of these things could have been used to make the film so much more poignant but it was clearly made by someone who just thought it was 'romantic', so glossed over the most important parts of the story - in favour of showing some dappy bint going to parties and getting her hair done. Also, considering the time and money they'd obviously spent making this, you'd have thought they'd have used an appropriate soundtrack too. No, they decided that contemporary pop/rock music best represented revolutionary France... really? Such a good opportunity wasted.