Woweee Zoweee Costumes!!!!
Added 1/8/2010
Kirsten Dunst was cast very well in this role. Her sweetness and youth is beautiful to watch. Having read several biographies of Marie Antoinette, I think the story was quite well told. Marie was not a sophisticated intellectual and was ignorant of the political forces around her. However, we were uncomfortable with the scenes depicting her affair. Not for family viewing. PG-13? NO. The costumes and food styling was scrumptious! Absolutely the best costume drama in a long time. Poor Marie.
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Worst historical film
Added 12/31/2009
I have been wanting to see this movie for the last several years. Last night I finally watched it and was so disappointed that I was angry for the few hours after. This is by far the worst historical movie I have ever seen. The music in the movie was from modern time and the entire story does not focus on the most important part of her life.
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Amazing...you will LOVE it!
Added 12/3/2009
I love this movie and can watch it over and over againg. Kirsten Dunst is wonderful in this.
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Depends what youre looking for...
Added 10/28/2009
If youre looking for a historical re-enactment of Marie Antoinettes life, then this movie is not for you. If youre looking for a movie to enjoy with the family, then this movie is not for you. If youre looking for a movie with good dialogue, a plot, and a good ending, then this movie is not for you. Basically i have no idea why anyone would want to watch this movie because it lacked just about everything a movie should have. This movie does not give credit to Marie Antoinettes life or legacy.
Of course Amazon was amazing at the delivery time and the product pruchased was just as described.
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Empty calorie, shallow movie
Added 10/19/2009
For quite some time, this movie has been on my to-view list. So when I was perusing the library, I checked it out. And then my sister and I watched it. And then I found out why I hadn't viewed it earlier.
The plot (well, what there is of a plot) can be summed up in one sentence: See Marie Antoinette live extravagantly. Marie Antoinette marries into the French Court, goes to Versailles, spends lots of money, and basically lounges around.
Before I swing the axe on this film, let me detail some of the highlights. Beautiful scenery and costumes. I found out it won an Academy Award for costume design, and I believe it was well-earned. The costumes looked accurate (my sister is taking art history and, for the most part, found the film to be fairly accurate in this regard) and appropriate for the time period. The surroundings were, I found out, actually filmed in Versailles. Kudos to whomever was able to procure that, as it looks very gorgeous and realistic.
But other than eye candy, there really isn't anything to this movie. Kirsten Dunst does a so-so performance as the doomed Austrian queen of France. One thing is certain: while she may not look the part of a 18th century French royalty, she can play vacuous well. But then all she had to really do to sell that part is throw dice, try on shoes, sip champagne, or eat pastries. Jason Schwartzmann was very amusing as her husband, and I felt he did okay, but, when he isn't given much to act with (other than riding away or falling asleep), you can't quite get a feeling. Most of the actors (Asia Argento, Rose Byrne, Rip Torn, the woman who played Marie's mother) were okay...but there was so little script, it was hard to hail their performances as anything extraordinary.
A brief glance at Wikipedia showed that the historical accuracy was moderately high for a Hollywood film, but I bemoan the loss of the French Revolution. Where are the political machinations? Where are the destitute people in the streets? Why wasn't more mention made of Marie's village or her increasing interest in politics or on how much money she spent? These are very important parts to Marie's life; parts that are glaringly missing.
And the ending! I might have given this 3 stars, but the conclusion, the blankess you are left with...horrible! No idea is given what happens to Marie Antoinette after leaving Versailles...only an empty palace bedroom. How can you call this a story of Marie Antoinette when you only see a few sparse years of her life, during which all she does is gamble and shop? If you aren't going to end with her on the guillotine, at least give us some idea as to her fate!
Overall, I am not impressed. I do credit the film with generating in me an interest in the real Marie Antoinette's life, but other than that and some pretty surroundings and costumes, there really isn't anything to this film. View only if you're in the mood for some petit fours and be prepared for an upset stomach afterwards.
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