Review of Mary Queen of Scots (2018) by Jason M — 14 Dec 2018

I didn't know Bess of Hardwick was CHINESE!

Was Chairman Mao ENGLISH?

This review of Mary Queen of Scots (2018) was written by Jason M on 14 Dec 2018.

Mary Queen of Scots has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Amheretojudge (1,029) on 28 Jan 2019

Pretentious Tug Of War Mary Queen Of Scots Rourke's period drama has both, the essence of that era and plethora of drama to fuel the film,…

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By Cameron Frew (70) for FrewFilm (51) on 24 Jan 2019

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By Dontjimmymejulz (4) on 08 Mar 2019

Inaccurate and slow moving dull-fest with bazaar progressive, diverse stunt-casting that quite frankly takes any viewer with a brain and a…

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By Doug Jamieson (77) for The Jam Report (74) on 22 Jan 2019

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By Mattbrady99 (654) on 24 Jun 2019

I wasn't quite **** even with the talent involved. It's too dry for my taste, but not to say there isn't redeemable qualities…

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By Rachel Wagner (19) for 54disneyreviews.com (13) on 23 Jan 2019

There are sections particularly near the end that are quite howler-worthy but I nevertheless enjoyed the film…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 20 Jan 2019

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By Joecool (136) on 24 Mar 2019

Although the story might be quite interesting to some, it did not appeal to me personally and I found myself quite bored after about half an…

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By Allthingtrivial (1) on 14 Feb 2019

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Oscar bait that didn't really come off…

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