Truly Touching

Rating: 10/10 (25 November 2006)

There haven't been many good movies this year that are actually... serious. I know that serious movies are a big bore to sit through when it is mostly dialouge, but this one tops them and really makes you want to see it.
"The Queen" is about Tony Blair (Sheen) and Queen Elizabeth II (Mirren) during the week of the the tragic death of Princess Diana. Most of this movie is set in the royal family's summer residence in Scotland. The acting of both Sheen and Mirren was the best that I have ever seen. Both of them portrayed the Prime Minister and Queen Elizabeth II so greatly, surely the best acting that I have ever seen.
As I said before, this movie is set in a one week time frame during Princess Diana's death in Paris. "The Queen" starts out in the time when Tony Blair is becoming Prime Minister. There are some very funny moments when he is getting used to being around Queen Elizabeth II for the first time that make you laugh. Sadly, this movie isn't all laughter, it is quite serious, except for the fact that there is enough comedy to keep you happy. Next, it shows some clips of Princess Diana's car chase (taken for the movie) and tells some information about her.
At the time she died, the entire Royal Family is awake and deeply disturbed by this piece of news, yet none of them are mournful. "The Queen" really does show how the Queen and Tony Blair, also for that matter, the world, would cope with this. This really is the best acting that I have ever seen. The movie never really slows down, but in some parts it is a bit puzzling. To be quite honest, this has been the best movie I have ever seen.
By The Way -- If you want to take children to this movie, I would think it's fine. It is rated PG-13 for "brief strong language" but even during those two moments, you can't really hear what they are saying. I don't think many children would find this movie interesting though, it's really more of a historic film.