The Queen

The film is supposed to open nationwide tomorrow. Anyone interested in seeing it?

official website
Apple trailer
Yahoo
snarky bastards blog entry on the movie
Creating 'The Queen'

Theodore Dalrymple, The Goddess of Domestic Tribulation

Interesting that Helen Mirren has portrayed both English monarchs bearing that name...

During the time leading up to the funeral, I thought the criticism of the Royal Family by the British media and the "Public" (in so far it was represented by certain individuals got their 1o minutes of fame on TV "mourning" and making comments about the family--and is there any individual who wore his heart on his sleeve more than Elton John?). The country doesn't deserve the queen as a real ruler (and that's saying a lot, given the degraded state of the Royal Family.) No doubt in the film the queem excuses the people for their reaction, conceding that they have changed while the family is (too?) old-fashioned, but the reality is that things in the U.K. have continued to go downhill--the process has been somewhat slower for the royals, since they realize the importance of maintaining appearances and at least have some feeling of shame.

Perhaps praise of the film by critics should make me wary of the film--does it go far enough to defend the family? Maybe it doesn't, if everone is reacting so positively to it...