Old tale told again

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2019)

Numerous times the story of a Queen or a lady president or a minister who is emotionally and romantically involved with her mistress is told. And always this relationship leads to the demise of the queen. This time it's no different.
Queen is vulnerable, gullible, needy and depressed, and her mistress knows this and uses it to her advantage. But damned she knows that she will soon be getting the taste of her own medicine. Mistress' maid will be even more shrewd than her, and it won't take much time for the maid to start playing her game. This is what happens.
Though the movie is 2 hours long and never makes you feel bored at any point, but now recalling hardly any surprising twist happens. The strong performances by all three ladies keeps us on the edge of our seats, and constantly tickle our funny bone. The strong background score is what moves the movie forward and lends it a grave sense of realism.
The ending of the movie is quite realistic and sad at the same time. The queen tries to show that she still the queen, but we all know that she has already lost the position and her clock is ticking.