The film looks great and Blunt gives a wonderfully confident performance, but the end result lacks real insights into what made Victoria the great and enduring queen she became.
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08/30/09
The Young Victoria (2009)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:28
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Emily Blunt shines as Victoria in this romantic but plodding royal portrait.
Synopsis: Cinema previously celebrated an aging Queen Victoria with MRS. BROWN, but this costume drama looks at the monarch's early life. Emily Blunt (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA) stars as the queen in this story... [More]
Starring: Emily Blunt, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong, Paul Bettany
Reviews for The Young Victoria
Top CriticThe film sags in its third act as it succumbs to all-out adoration for Victoria, but the ever-impressive Blunt carries it admirably with an affecting portrayal.
08/27/09
Top CriticIt’s actually a quite lovely film; gorgeous locations, fabulous costumes, and truly excellent performances. Emily Blunt is totally believable as the young Queen, she’s establishing herself as a fine young screen actress.
08/26/09
Top CriticBlunt’s sprightly read of the title character is just so irresistibly endearing that it feels churlish to pick apart the thin material she is working with.
08/26/09
Top CriticStrong performances, production qualities and courtly intrigue ensure that audiences will wish this romantic drama went for just that little bit longer.
08/24/09
Top CriticBlunt is magnificent here, surrounded by a sumptuous ensemble who give life, passion and warmth to this fast paced and engaging tale, suitably worth of its royal lineage and glorious in every way.
08/23/09
Top CriticPomp and circumstance are plentiful though not overdone as we worm our way into Victoria's court (and world) at the start of her reign. There is perhaps less clarity in the writing than desirable, but the production is spectacular
08/20/09
Top CriticHistory is used as a backdrop to the main event, being the relationships of Emily Blunt's Victoria. Blunt is lovely, delivering just the right mix of feisty, vulnerable and stubborn to engage us in her conflicted, manipulated world
08/20/09
Top CriticThe production is full of such electrifying moments, ensuring that there will be no cobwebs in this history exercise.
10/29/09
"Young Victoria" is a well crafted period romance made personal by Emily Blunt's disarming performance.
10/27/09
Emily Blunt gives a commanding performance in this technically impresive but dramatically bland biopic of the young Queen Victoria, a feature that's pleasant to watch but too shallow and old fashioned to really engage.
09/21/09
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09/17/09
[It] seems rather quaint, resulting in a movie that is well-meaning, and certainly well-mounted, but somewhat devoid of real excitement.
07/09/09
A pretty, likeable romantic drama with initial political interest, this ends so abruptly it feels like the first part of a mini-series.
03/07/09
Caught between real quality and heritage for export, the film falls between two disparate stools.
03/07/09
Young Victoria creates a world of rich detail inhabited by a woman clashing against social constraints and expectations. It's pure escapism and unashamedly romantic.
03/07/09
It swirls with passion and intrigue, with Blunt’s sovereign feisty in state matters and charmingly flirtatious with Prince Albert.
03/07/09
Like Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth, it's a solid, workmanlike effort that shifts the emphasis away from the haughty stereotype and casts Victoria in a new light.
03/07/09
The Young Victoria feels like a breath of fresh air. It is a charming costume drama that peeks behind the pomp and pageantry to capture the human side of Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign.
03/07/09
Rose-tinted it may be, but this portrait of Britain’s longest-serving monarch never drags. Blunt and Friend secure your sympathy as the mutually adoring V&A, while Vallée sleekly braids the personal with the parliamentary.
03/06/09
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