The Queen

Had a look at this Oscar related film this evening. This was not as expected.

- The first half was full of comic moments, unquestionably intentional.
- The guy playing Blair was playing Bremner playing Blair. This is a good thing.
- Charlie seemed to come off a little too well.
- 2/3 in, Mam as in Jam bombs around deserted Scottish countryside in a battered Land Rover; ends up wailing to herself knee deep in a river. How factually accurate is this?
- Jack Bauer's dad seems to be married to the Queen. Almost expected to see him chasing the Land Rover in a blacked out 4x4.

As a Brit never having paid much attention to the Royal Family I expected to be bored by this. However it struck me that somebody decided that if you can't be for someone, be against everybody. Every character, even dead Diana was painted as flawed. The point was well made.