Mesmerising

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2007)

I really can't add much more praise on to this film than what has already been heaped upon it.
Using real news footage is a wonderful idea, showing the mood of the nation from the point of view of those directly involved, and how uncomfortable it must have been for the family.
Every single performance could be considered nothing less than perfect, taking well known figures and showing them on the screen, with Helen Mirren giving, quite possibly, one of the best performances in any film in recent memory, by taking one of the most enigmatic modern public figures and making her human, sympathetic and above all real.
Marvellous. I would heartily recommend anyone to watch this film, no matter what their political or social feelings are regarding the British Royal Family for what could only be described as one of the films of 2006.