A real acting from Helen Mirren...

Rating: 9/10 (19 November 2006)

Very humanistic angle of look to the 1997 events and what they brought to the Royal Family. Helen Mirren is at her best as Queeen Elizabeth, so are almost all the cast as well as Stephen Frear with his wonderful work, with no exaggeration and a perfect continuity. After watching the movie, I hope everyone will be more respectful to Her Majesty with a royal appearance.
James Cromwell is one of the best castings as Prince Philip and does his job well without a show off. Michael Sheen is perhaps a lighter side of Tony Blair, or pretends to be, Alex Jennings without any resemblance to Prince Charles also does it with all gestures and talk.
This is truly a movie of Queen Elizabeth, or better to say Helen Mirren who's marvelous both with her resemblance and act.
People still wondering why there's still monarchy in England must watch the movie carefully, and learn. Dignity and royalness are not virtues to be learned, but are there for centuries.
Well done Stephen Frear on such a documentary / movie that takes you in and does not let you out till the end.