Mary Queen of Scots stars Saiorse Ronan as Mary the Queen of Scotland who feels she has a legitimate claim to the throne of England currently held by Elizabeth (Margot Robbie) but there are those on both sides who would vow to keep her from taking her rightful place on the throne.
Mary Queen of Scots has some great sets and gorgeous costume design but it is also a very boring movie to sit through and it astounds me when I think about it that a film with these elements plus some gorgeous cinematography of the Scottish Highlands that made me think of Highlander and the Quickening could be so utterly boring.
And on top of all that once again Ms Ronan shows us what an underrated powerhouse of a talent she is and she’s only 23-24 years old but here not only does the camera seem to love her but also she gives a terrific performance while also nailing the Scottish accent which can at times seem cartoonish outside of Disney’s Ducktales.
But why did this movie bore me, let me count the ways:
- Firstly the film itself feels like it has 3 different tones fighting for each other, one of those is the period costume drama the second is a Game of Thrones style of scheming and plotting with dashes of extreme violence and sex and the third is a “They may take our lives BUT THEY’LL NEVER TAKE OUR FREEDOM!!” Braveheart style of the brave Queen rallying the troops to fight for her country and all mixed together they make for a frankly very bland stew without any of the taste that those styles on their own have proven to be very successful with critics and audiences.
- And secondly there is a lack of a beating heart at the centre of this duelling queen conflict as a lot of it is done via emissaries or letters and it robs the film of some major emotional stakes and when the 2 ladies finally come face to face it is frankly very very underwhelming and it has no power or emotion behind any of it.
And so that was Mary Queen of Scots and I thought this was a very boring movie despite a great performance by Ms Ronan and some great costumes, sets and cinematography but rent Braveheart instead of watching this, 1 out of 5.
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