The story of Queen Victoria's rise to the throne and her love for Prince Albert
This is a cute movie, if any movie about English monarchy can be called "cute." A lot of people might find it very dull, as nothing terribly dramatic ever happens, but for history buffs and those who understand that true cinematic boredom is found in many films by Merchant & Ivory, it's quite enjoyable.
One of its advantages is that it's a short 1 and 44 minutes. It this movie had tried to be a sprawling epic, it would have fell flat. It's not about battles and wars and intrigue, it's about the challenging transition a young woman must undertake when she becomes queen at seventeen.
Emily Blunt is very charming as Victoria. She's much prettier than the queen was in reality, but she captures the queen's naivety and desire to work hard well. The actor who plays Prince Albert is also quite good, though very subtle. They have very sweet chemistry.
This was not an especially memorable movie, but it's a good family movie as there is no violence, no language, and only one brief sex scene - no nudity- taking place on a wedding night.
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