Mary, Queen of Scots

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Alec B @Alec97 Jan 10, 2024 Slightly better than "Anne of the Thousand Days" previous costume drama, but mostly because of Redgrave and Jackson who, of course, give fantastic performances. See more Feb 22, 2021 Slightly better than Jarrott's previous costume drama, but mostly because of Redgrave and Jackson who, of course, give fantastic performances. See more steve d @RT35616104 Jul 17, 2020 Tries far too hard to rework history to make Mary a hero. See more Aug 10, 2019 No its not completely true history.... few films are. But its great drama with two giants of acting at their best. Redgrave and Jackson are tremendous, as are all the production values. A delicious flick. See more Dec 16, 2014 The tumultuous life of passion, betrayal, and death is wrapped in to a movie worth watching. Charles Jarrott captures the life of Mary, both queen of Scotland and France and her confrontation with her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. Everything about the movie pulls you in. See more Nov 1, 2014 Watchable, but it seems to be missing at least half an hour. The pacing is abrupt and the scenes frailly motivated, as if the filmmakers had given up trying to be accessible to any but the history buffs. Vanessa Redgrave lacks focus in the title role, playing her sometimes spoiled, sometimes imperious, other times terrified and other times in complete control. The script lacks the cleverness of Hal Wallis's other late historical dramas, notably "Becket," but there are some good performances--Timothy Dalton as Darnley is conniving and fascinating; Glenda Jackson's Elizabeth is, as always, regal and wise with a sense (in this case, a wicked one) of fun. Then there are John Barry's addictive score and enough lavish sets and costumes to shame the closets of the Royal Shakespeare Company. But even by the standards of costume dramas, this is stodgy, dry, and uneven. See more Read all reviews

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