Review of The Favourite (2018) by Ginak — 10 Dec 2018
Although far more accessible than The Lobster and The Killing of the Sacred Deer, The Favorite is an equally wonderful film by Yorgos Lanthimos. The one thing the three films have in common is that Lanthimos again elicits wonderful performances from his actors, in this case his three leading ladies (and the rest of his cast also).
My vote for the best of the leads is Rachel Weisz, but she also probably had the most difficult role. Olivia Colman was wonderful as the emotionally needy Queen Anne, as was Emma Stone, her rival to be the queen’s “favorite.
” I happened to go to the film with an eighteenth-century British historian, and I was assured Lanthimos also got his history and 18th century culture right! This is definitely one of the best and most enjoyable films I have seen this year.
This review of The Favourite (2018) was written by Ginak on 10 Dec 2018.
The Favourite has generally received very positive reviews.
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