Sophia Coppola Bombs Again-Marie Antoinette-A Bore **1/2

Rating: 5/10 (28 October 2007)

Kirsten Dunst is so stilted in the title role.
She totally lacks the finesse of the 1938 Norma Shearer masterpiece.
Jason Schwartzman seems awkward for the part of King Louis, which was so memorably created by Robert Morley in the '38 film.
If you snapped your finger, the revolution would have passed you by. You do see the lavish living of Queen Marie and her cohorts. There is a new twist added here. Part of the reason that the people rebelled was because France was aiding the U.S. in its struggle against England. Interesting proposition.
The excellent actress, Judy Davis, is wasted here as the Contesse, the head woman in charge of the manners of etiquette at Versailles. How many times do we have to view the morning curtains opening to see the royal couple in bed? Nothing has been accomplished during bedtime.
Nice to see modern music intertwined in our story.
In many scenes, prior to the revolution, Dunst appears that she is ready to cry. I'd join her if I had been in this sad imitation of a classic.