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The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I feel a little naughty watching this right now, as ITV are currently transmitting Jenna Coleman's portrayal of Victoria, but I had to see it. A totally sumptuous film from start to finish, it looks sublime, the costumes are meticulous and opulent. Ir is easy to see the involvement of Julian Fellowes, it has a lot of historical accuracy, many costumes are exact copied for instance. The location work too, is simply first class.I know during its Cinema run, many people raised an eyebrow at Emily Blunt's casting as the young monarch, but in my humble opinion she does an incredible job, an utterly beautiful girl, she has more then enough presence to fill the shoes. Some of my favourite actors here, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent etc, and they are all brilliant, but it's Blunt you can't help but keep your eyes fixed on.The music is glorious, from the very off, we here Zadok the Priest in the opening, and it just gets better.A tragic, but wonderful story truly is brought to life. Pure and raw emotion is captured in this film, the torment of longing and missing someone is beautifully captured, a very human film. 9/10

delicate subject. beautiful images. science of detail. result - an history lesson, a love story, new slices from a princess life/struggle, great performance and drops of political affairs. first steps of a queen out of any definition. beginning of a new era. and atmosphere of romance, force, innocence and difficult decisions. its important virtue - grace. the impression of subtle dance in middle of arena. nothing complicated, all full of flavor of that period. it is not exactly a show. it is an exercise about values and feelings. sketch of freedom power. picture of ladder for metamorphose of a kind of Cinderella in a magnificent queen. only strange - the portrait of Leopold I of Belgium. but nothing is perfect!

Before seeing this film, my only experience of Emily Blunt acting in anything, was a horrible performance in 'The Devil Wears Prada', in which she was either miscast, or just didn't have the acting skills to convey. All of a sudden, here she is as 'The Young Victoria' and she's nothing less than sublime. The same can be said of much of the cast, I've never been a huge Paul Bettany fan, but he captured just the right balance of love/hate for his character. Mark Strong also, who seems to always get the baddie role is good. One questionable piece of casting, Miranda Richardson, forever 'Queenie' in 'BlackAdder' is also very good and i didn't find myself thinking of Baldrick or Edmund at all. The film is essentially, at heart, a love story, and a very good one it is. There's some great inventive camera work at times, which is never over indulgent, but actually serves the scenes well when it's sparingly used. The script is very good and the locations are grand and impressive. For anyone that loves this sort of thing, or just wants a brief history lesson, there's lots of offer.

This is an absolutely stunning movie. It is visually beautiful - the scenery, the costumes and the sets. The music is wonderful, at times haunting, but memorable and perfectly suited to the movie. The story is very interesting and intriguing, it made me google Victoria and Albert on several occasions to learn more about them. Emily Blunt is terrific and the chemistry between her and Rupert Friend is palpable. The casting and acting are great.Every time it comes on, which is often, I feel compelled to watch it and am never disappointed. I just can't seem to get enough of this movie and the best part is that there is no profanity, no nudity, no real violence and it's suitable for all audiences.