We were disappointed. NOT a very good movie.

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2007)

On the positive side, I enjoyed Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette. I think her acting brought out a view of Antoinette that we don't think of when reading history. As well as Jason Schwartzman as young Louis XVI, completely unready to become king. And unready to have children with his new, arranged wife from Austria.
I watched the movie with my wife, and three female high school seniors, one of them with a professed interest in Antoinette. We all were eager to see it. As it unfolded we kept waiting for it to get interesting but it never did. I cannot fault the source material, it is a fascinating story. I just think that Coppola did a very poor job in writing the script and then in directing the movie. Everything I liked about her "Lost In Translation", one of my favorite recent movies, I found totally dull in "Marie Antoinette." That feeling was shared by all 5 of us seeing it.
My personal favorite was old Temple, Texas boy Rip Torn as Louis XV in failing health. His death would give his grandson the throne of King of France.