Review of The Favourite (2018) by Manfromthehills — 14 Jan 2019

Well, that was... irritating. It’s well acted, interestingly shot, but ultimately failed to engage my interest in the characters or the plot. I don’t think the film knows what it wants to be: it’s not that funny, it’s not about character development, and there’s no real story beyond a rivalry between the two main characters to become the favourite of the queen. There’s very little evidence to support the story, so it doesn’t really qualify as historical fiction.

The music soundtrack is ugly and distracting (is this a comment on the queen? Who knows? Who cares?).

Ultimately I was relieved it was over. Overrated, over complicated, But thankfully, over.