Helen Mirren deservedly got the Oscar for The Queen

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2007)

Helen Mirren delivers a fine Oscar-worthy performance portraying Queen Elizabeth II during the week Princess Diana was killed in that Paris highway accident. Michael Sheen matches her in his portrayal of the just elected Prime Minister Tony Blair. They both come off as human in both their likes and dislikes of certain aspects of each personality. Certainly the constant news footages of Diana's funeral and the actual papers that disparages the queen for her behavior during the whole ordeal give The Queen a close-as-accurate telling as one expects from a modern film recreation. Compelling throughout, The Queen is one for anyone interested in an excellent drama about the royal family.