Queen's Mirren Logic make it a stellar film

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2006)

"The Queen" "will rock you", and I believe that the monarchical performance of Helen Mirren as your highness will leave all other actress contenders "biting the dust". Mrs. Mirren is the clear favorite to be shouting "I am the champion, my friends" at the Oscar podium for the Best Actress golden boy jewel. OK, so much for the musical Queen homage. The film "The Queen" unravels itself on the British throne's, primarily Queen Lizzy, reticent reaction to Princess Diana's death. Michael Sheen portrays newly-elected Prime Minister Tony Blair. He becomes the troubleshoot agent who's challenging task of convincing the Queenie to address the British people on Lady Di's death become a ministerial milestone. Michael Sheen's prime work as Blair ruled! I also hail the rest of the supporting cast of "The Queen"; James Cromwell as Prince Phillip, Alex Jennings as Prince Charles, and Roger Allam as Robin Janvrin. Peter Morgan's complex but explicable screenplay was a crowd pleaser. However, the king of "The Queen" was its diversified & acute director, Stephen Frears. Nonetheless, it was Mirren's grandiose acting that is the sure deal of this "Queen of Art". *****Excellent