I wanted to comment on the posting that claimed that the Mary Queen of Scots beheading scene was a GOOF!!! I just spent an hour reading accounts of the life of Mary Queen of Scots and that really happened to the poor doomed Mary! She was wearing an auburn wig and when the executioner picked up the severed head and shouted "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!" her head fell the the ground.
I was completely blown away by this film. Helen Mirren is a REVELATION in it. You completely feel as though she is a woman torn by duty to her country vs. a life full of love and normalcy. The script is historically accurate and worthy of Shakespeare.
It should have been released in the theatres so that Ms. Mirred could collect the Oscar that she deserves!!!
I was completely blown away by this film. Helen Mirren is a REVELATION in it. You completely feel as though she is a woman torn by duty to her country vs. a life full of love and normalcy. The script is historically accurate and worthy of Shakespeare.
It should have been released in the theatres so that Ms. Mirred could collect the Oscar that she deserves!!!