W.E.

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Abraham L Aug 31, 2018 Madonna amasses a talented cast and lavish set pieces for a different take on a past figure, but with an ill-suited soundtrack, too little chemistry from the historic couple and too little interest in the contemporary couple, W.E. is melodrama and style with too little substance. See more

Abraham M Jun 12, 2018 A sweet tale. And thus the critical savaging this film endured is indeed perplexing. The film is pretty cool, and intellectually rewarding. It focuses on the Wallis-Edward story from Wallis' point of view and it's juxtaposition against Abby Cornish's character's life in 1998, when she engages (profoundly!) with the display and sale of Wallis possessions at Sotheby's. Through her connection with these things, and the flashbacks to Wallis' and Edward's lives, Abby learns how she is actually deeply unfulfilled in her married life, but through the depth of the love and difficulties suffered by Wallis and Edward. As Wallis and Edward's romance develops, her own with a security guard at Sothebys blossoms.The acting is great and subtile by all four leads, especially Riseborough. I think Madonna's direction is classic, almost like a music video with its pace and sharp close ups. A slight critique could be levelled at the unbelievable hockey moments like the cheering in the auction hall and calling the King of the United Kingdom, the King of England, was for me a little grating. There is also a charming nod to the Diana and Dodi relationship, when Abby travels to Paris to research Wallis further. I really enjoyed this film. It is a shame that this film was treated so purely by the critics, as people will have been deprived of a warm pleasant story. See more

Hermione S Mar 14, 2018 Poor. Inferior. Limited. Substandard. Just some adjectives that came to mind after 'barely' making it through this. Sorry Madonna, love ya girl, but this didn't work for me. It just went hopping all over the place. It should have been much more on Edward and Wallis and way less on Wally, IVF and her doorguard. Boring, yawn, zzzzz. See more

Anakin S Nov 24, 2017 I loved two scenes as I've never loved any other: abdiction and "Twist" dance scene. This is art.

Han L Jul 8, 2017 The commercial & critical rejection of this film is a bit mystifying because as an interior psychological fantasy & commentary cinematically told with considerable artistry it succeeds. It is not a feature length music video nor is it all style & no story. Perhaps Madonna should have written & directed under the name M. Louise or Veronica Cicconi to minimize prejudice against her because of other incarnations & inventions. It surely IS a chick flick that's really well done by chick headliners & the director. The only lapse into Madonna'land was the party scene that used rock music to do the Charleston, totally out of place & time - and jarring. The original interest in this film was to see Andrea Riseborough again after "Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk ..." where she was mesmerizing - tho' not nearly as much so here. Who WAS captivating was Abbie Cornish in a restrained buttoned-down but fetching performance. She has appeared nude in many of her films; but she may be her sexiest right here in this high-neck, long-sleeved performance. It is her psychological interior in delicious contrast to her exterior that drives the story. Men don't come-off very well right from the get-go in an exceptionally nasty physical abuse horror. The Ukrainian guard is the only guy who carries-off masculinity well, him and the Arab owner of Wallis's letters. He's OK, too. And Madge admits to a feminine conundrum in the Bonus feature - that women want security but often don't get their romance tank filled, and vice versa. And even a stunning 20th century romantic saga with lots of cash doesn't really turn-out very well. So, it seems this is a worthy chick-flick that got torpedoed for reasons other than this is a bad film. It is, in fact, very good for what it is - and crafted together just fine. An extra half-star for Abbie. See more

Albus W Mar 16, 2017 This tells the story of two from different times who struggle to find love. one becoming obsessed by the other. I can't tell you what made me want to see this, I was just drawn to it for some reason I was pleasantly surprised. I think Madonna crafted a really great film which reminded me a lot of a Tom Ford film in tone and feel. It did however I felt have problems, it seemed to take a while for her to find her footing, it suffered from a little of style over substance in the beginning feeling more like little music videos then a movie. Rather then telling a linear story it was broken up into segments. About halfway is when the film really picked up and became very interesting. See more

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