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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA love story about two strong-willed people who find exhilaration in testing each other. It is not about sexual love, or even romantic love, really, but about that kind of love based on challenge and fascination.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliMrs. Brown will delight and touch any viewer who seeks it out.
- 80EmpireEmpireBefore you know it, you're caught up in a difficult but touching friendship, and enjoying a history lesson more than you ever thought possible.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranTheir personality types match up splendidly with the characters they play as well as each other, and Mrs. Brown's greatest pleasure is seeing and hearing them spar. Even with the gloves on, this is a battle well worth observing.
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinQueen Victoria is played with splendid regal grace by Judi Dench.
- 75The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyMrs. Brown will not overturn Queen Victoria's prim reputation, but it reminds us that there was more to the woman than that famous plump cameo that has become the symbol of a more modest era.
- 67Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithAssuming that rich human insight, great production values, and topnotch acting still count for something, Mrs. Brown should have no trouble finding an appreciative audience.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanElegant yet surprisingly remote royal-court drama.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorDespite its Scottish scenery and period frocks, Madden's film proves a pallid creature indeed compared to the hanky-panky leaking out of Buckingham Palace of late.
- There's really no bad performance by the great English actress Judi Dench, but this romanticized Victorian historical drama treads close.