Very Interesting and fabulous performances

Rating: 9/10 (31 October 2006)

I absolutely loved this film. It was riveting and the performances were superb. Helen Miren is an accomplished actress and at times I forgot it was she impersonating the English queen and thought it was the queen herself. Those Windsors are a trip alright. They come complete with ice water veins, snobby brains, and hearts made of lead. With respect to Diana they obviously experienced a combination of a hereditary traditional instinct and simply plain old jealousy toward a woman who exuded love and received it from people all over the world. The Windors, none of them, could compete with that and are quite the opposite of it. It is a mystery why Charles, who perhaps showed at least a little bit of feeling and empathy, went for Camilla Parker Bowles and not for the captivating Diana. I suppose love is indeed a mystery. I was, though, enthralled by them as I tried to figure out what made them tick.
The concept of royalty is alien to most Americans although we do have reasonable facsimiles thereof. Still, English royalty is a different phenomenon. It simply makes me laugh. It is a mystery why the English still hold on to this vestige. I guess it is because of national pride, identity and a sense of continuity. These idle rich though have personalities like fish and cost the English people a fortune!