Royal protocol (and the lack of it).

Rating: Null/10 (24 February 2007)

This film should appeal equally to those who support the British monarchy or to those who oppose it. Helen Mirren is Queen Elizabeth II and some say that her cold and often rigid personality is misunderstood and this film, like a fly on the wall observing the life of Britain's royal family and the government it tangles with over the public relations disaster that ensued in the wake of the death of Princess Diana in 1997, is rich in its regal presentation of protocol (and the lack of it) and runs just the right length which keeps it from boring the audience not used to such refined qualities in film. A triumph in showing the human side of people often perceived as "out of touch" with today's public.