Marie Antoinette

The sumptuously made film, glorious visually, begins well enough, establishing the early part of the story with great style and energy. A lot more unrestrainement all round might have made the film a more audacious and ultimately more satisfying film, which would give audiences something to talk about. ... Full Review

The characterizations redeem it though.....Her performance is candid, naturalistic, and unaffected.....This film has a vivid palette....Rip Torn is wonderful as the gregarious monarch.... ... Full Review

I doubt Coppola will ever put together a more beautiful and perfect 90 seconds of film.....You can say this much for certain about Sophia Coppola's odd, enthralling, tedious, and frivolously sumptuous Marie Antoinette :....Again, it recalls the early promise of the film....For all its faults, Marie Antoinette is a beautifully constructed film....It's a great scene though.... ... Full Review

I doubt Coppola will ever put together a more beautiful and perfect 90 seconds of film.....You can say this much for certain about Sophia Coppola's odd, enthralling, tedious, and frivolously sumptuous Marie Antoinette :....Again, it recalls the early promise of the film....For all its faults, Marie Antoinette is a beautifully constructed film....It's a great scene though.... ... Full Review

We tend to think of Marie Antoinette as the spoiled rich bitch who too busy swimming in diamonds to care that her people were starving. Kirsten Dunst, on the one hand, is perfect casting for the part of Marie Antoinette. ... Full Review

Even as she gets very good at all this public performing, Marie is also keenly aware that she is not yet meeting her most important obligation, to produce an heir to the throne. Once over the border, Marie is introduced to the painfully shy Louis-Auguste and his randy father, Louis XV (Rip Torn). ... Full Review

This is ridiculous," Marie says. When Marie takes the long coach ride to France in 1768 to meet her intended, she's waylaid at a way station across the border, where she's immediately stripped down, re-dressed and coiffed in the French manner, and even forced to give up the little pug that's been her beloved pet. ... Full Review

The last act of Marie Antoinette is horribly awkward as we slip into a different kind of film entirely, leaving us to wonder exactly what the point of it all was. Marie Antoinette isn't without its charms. ... Full Review

hugged the terminally ill, Marie Antoinette sadly lacked the services of a canny publicist.....But despite the pitiful tale of the end of the French monarchy, this is Marie Antoinette's season to shine in pop culture..... ... Full Review

Girl silliness aside, Marie Antoinette has a great story arch. In Marie Antoinette her condescending, world weary face is put to perfect use, and she reminds the modern world that if you can at least look that powerful though contributing little, then maybe that's enough to make it work. ... Full Review