a very entertain 2 hours

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2008)

when i was going to watch this film i was sort of looking forward to it but i also had my doubts. id heard of how it got booed at cannes and i understood why, marie had an American accent, for someone so influential in countries history, i thought it was extremely stupid and was yet another americanisation of something foreign just so it can sell in the states. what got my hopes up was sofia coppola, who i believed can do some great work. i was in for a shock though, the movie was great, the cinematography is superb, from long beautiful shots of versailles to cleverly angled shots made to accentuate the marie and her emotions (be it happiness or sadness) and the excellent presentation, it won the best costume Oscar for a reason, and versailles is all authentic, and there is one of the best soundtracks I've heard featuring excellent post-punk tracks, but its coppolas way of storytellin that steals the show, every scene marie speaks in conveys something about her personality, making us fall in love with her and stick with her even when she does something wrong, its a fantastic job by coppola. if u haven't watched it yet, rent it.