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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83Original-CinKaren GordonOriginal-CinKaren GordonIt’s an interesting juxtaposition of the Queen as a woman, as a girl, as a monarch, at work, at play, in love. For anyone who grew up with the more matronly era of the Queen, images of her as a vivacious, playful, beautiful young woman are fascinating.
- It is first and foremost a picture of her, but it is also a picture of us; and just as Jennings did in his wartime documentaries, it reminds us not just of her profound decency but also, oddly enough, of ours.
- 80EmpireJohn NugentEmpireJohn NugentA remarkable film about a remarkable life, from a remarkable director.
- 70Screen DailyAllan HunterScreen DailyAllan HunterCouched in fondness and gentle irreverence, his impressionistic archive footage documentary offers whimsical reflections on a lifetime of duty and service.
- 70VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIt’s a willfully idiosyncratic movie that feels like a strangely fitting final film, since it amounts to Michell’s cockeyed tip of the hat to the monarchy and what it means. You could have a good debate about what, exactly, he’s trying to express in “Elizabeth,” but what I saw is a level-headed adoration that is neither fussy nor old-fashioned, since it’s cut with an acerbic awareness of the absurdity of royalty in the contemporary age.
- 60The Irish TimesTara BradyThe Irish TimesTara BradyThe film – like its subject – lets the pomp and circumstance do the talking.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawSad to say, it goes down like a cup of tepid, milky and over-sugared tea.