Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend light up the screen as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2020)

The Young Victoria is a charming and breezy look at the early years of Queen Victoria's life, as she goes from being a young Princess dealing with a domineering family and palace intrigue, to her eventual accession to the throne and courtship of the love of her life Prince Albert. Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend are sensational as Victoria and Albert. Every time they are together, they light up the screen. From the first time they meet, you can feel the chemistry between the two. Theirs is one of the great and tragic love stories and even though the film does not cover Albert's death (which plunged the Queen into a long depression) it does play a little loose with history to show us the deep love these two had for each other. The film looks gorgeous. The sets, costumes and cinematography are stupendous. A highly enjoyable motion picture.