So Disney this Queen

Rating: 5/10 (14 October 2006)

The open of this film begins with a wink, but it doesn't end soon enough.
So much in a film resides with how it begins and how it ends. Just like flying a plane, it's not how you fly it that is the most important part, but how you land it.
The Queen is so endearing in the middle why could it not be so deftly handled from the beginning to end? If it were better handled, it would be best picture. Our star, The Queen, is a leading lady both literally and metaphorically, but it is so hard to carry an entire movie on your shoulders let alone the hopes of a country.