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W.E.
Released: 20/01/2012
General release
For her second directorial outing, Madonna tackles the Edward VIII abdication crisis. A modern day American woman, Wally Winthrop, is obsessively researching Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII’s notorious love affair, though her obsession soon develops into a spiritual connection with Simpson in whom she finds example of how to live her own life.
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Little White Lies“The most insulting thing about W.E. is its arrogance...” You won’t care whether Wallis and Edward’s romance sinks or swims. In fact, during one sickly beachside rendez-vous you’ll be praying for an unseasonably strong tide to roar in and drag the whole shoddy mess under...
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The Observer“Laughable movie resembles the sort of trashy American TV mini-series...” The two tiresome stories go together the way the sauce and the burger melt into each other within the bun of a Big Mac, and the effect is even less nutritious...
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Film4“The first thing to say is, it's not all bad...” Do we expect the technical perfection of a Kubrick movie? No. More disappointing is the lack of something that she is eminently qualified to bring to the table: an argument. More alarming is the cavalier re-imagining of who Wallis Simpson was...
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Radio Times“A much better film than its reputation suggests...” In its clearer moments, Madonna's handsomely staged film cleverly defies the history books with some provocative points about the price Simpson "really" paid for her notoriety...
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this is london“Well upholstered but historically doubtful...” There's no soul to this film, just a feeling that we are being manipulated into agreeing with Madonna's view...
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The Telegraph“Madonna’s skill with the camera extends to her being able to turn it on..” A stultifyingly vapid film, festooned with moments of pure aesthetic idiocy...
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Empire“W. E. does have interesting things to say... ” In the short term, W. E. will be dismissed as a vanity project but, in the long term, history may well find it to be a fascinating comment on 20th century celebrity from the ultimate insider...
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Total Film “Surface opulence masking a shallow trifle...” Madonna’s second outing as director only gives ammunition to her critics with a movie destined to join Body Of Evidence in the bargain bin...
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Time Out“Weird, brown-nosing and slightly vile...” Riseborough’s acting offers total commitment in the face of lunacy, but it’s a shame she’s flapping around in a film with such a terrible script and warped sense of purpose...
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Guardian“A tale of two wallies...” The fantastically wooden drama moves in a deafening series of clunks; setpieces are agonisingly orchestrated, and Madonna's historical perspective is eccentric...
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