Dull & Empty

Rating: 5/10 (15 June 2018)

I was quite excited to see this film because of my interest in French history, but I was disappointed.
Coppola's choice to have Kirsten Dunst play Marie Antoinette was predictable. I tried so hard throughout watching the movie to try and see the resemblance between the real Marie Antoinette and Dunst, but there isn't any. Marie Antoinette was a busty woman with a big nose and greyish hair, when Dunst is blonde and skinny. Maybe you could say I'm being picky, but it would've been nicer if Coppola tried harder to find another actress that looked more like Marie Antoinette.
With the budget being 40 million USD, you would hope that they would put more effort into the costumes. In "The Duchess", which is set in the same time period with the same theme, the budget was 13.5 million euros and they won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
However, I liked the fact that they filmed in the actual Versailles palace. The scenes, even how slow and boring they were, were aesthetically pleasing.
In conclusion, this movie was slow, sloppy and dull. If you like aesthetically pleasing movies, I would recommend checking this out. But if you pay more interest into the quality of a movie, you'll probably be disappointed.