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United Kingdom, United States, France · 2006
Rated PG-13 · 1h 43m
Director Stephen Frears
Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Helen McCrory
Genre Drama
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Following the death of widely beloved Princess Diana, tensions rise between Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair as they debate on the best way to handle her death - whether to treat this grief as a private family affair or to go public.
Helen Mirren is a goddess of an actress, and her Queen Elizabeth is maddening, hilarious, and deeply human, galumphing around the Balmoral estate in a tartan raincoat and waders as the Britain she thought she knew crumbles around her.
New York Magazine (Vulture) by David Edelstein
The Queen is the most reverent irreverent comedy imaginable. Or maybe it's the most irreverent reverent comedy. Either way, it's a small masterpiece.
Tradition and informality collide -- and mutually benefit -- in the deliciously written and expertly played The Queen.
More fun than any movie about the violent death of a 36-year-old woman has a right to be. It's also as exotic an English-language picture as the season is likely to bring.
Fascinating, funny, wicked and to the point, this is an excellent film about a week every Briton over the age of 15 will remember vividly.
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
A fascinating mix of high-minded gossip and historical perspective, examines the clash of values -- of ritual and traditions versus media savvy and political ambition -- that leads to a crisis for the British monarchy.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Helen Mirren's allure lies not in finding what's regal in every woman she plays, but in finding what's womanly in every royal.
The New York Times by Manohla Dargis
A sublimely nimble evisceration of that cult of celebrity known as the British royal family.
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
One of the best and liveliest movies of the year - funny and touching in ways you can't predict.
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