My stars, “The Queen” felt like a long movie. Helen Mirren was very good as the queen, but I can’t help think the De-Glamorized Pretty Lady Effect played a role in how well the performance was received. The movie made it difficult for me to sympathize with anyone. The royal family was portrayed as a bunch of cold-hearted beasts (which, for all I know, they may be), and Tony Blair came off as a star-struck kid (which, again, maybe he was).

And I had to turn on the subtitles because I couldn’t understand what anyone was saying. I don’t like low-talker movies in general, and I didn’t care for this movie in particular.