Mrs. Brown 1997 [alternative name Mrs Brown] by AverageMansReviews

Mrs. Brown 1997 [alternative name Mrs Brown] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is shooting/animal hunting/animal cruelty/medical

In mourning: briefly; Queen Victoria/other names [Judi Dench:] the Queen is mourning the death of her husband Prince Albert [Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha] and no one seems able to get through to her. But wait there is one man that goes way back with her husband John Brown [Billy Connolly:] he is a Scottish Highlander, that has a bigger than life presence, personality, but can be quite reserved, also he just says it as he finds it, he also has a member of his family here as well; Archie Brown [Gerard Butler:] he is in the service of the Queen.

Generally speaking: the framework well it has been given this divider of years or months and full circle, but on the whole the framework and pacing of this 103 minutes film is good

Art and action; the landscapes, scenery and wardrobe and etc of a very high standard; it does what it is designed to do which is; draw in its viewers from the modern world [ or modern world compared to this timeframe] and bring this time in history to life. I did like the machine [by person powered cogs mechanism] Queen's swimming/changing room.] Basically; this changing room gets moved by this method so that the Queen can go straight from her changing to swim and in reverse without the inconvenience of her person touching grass or anything like this: it is ingenious.

Character developments, performances and comedy; on both counts, because this film is based in historic reality, meaning these people are a part of history, these character developments are just following what we know of them from history; broadly speaking the performances are all good and likewise the chemistry throughout the cast is all good as well. But let's be completely honest here; and now focus on the driving forces behind the project Dench and Connelly; make an excellent pairing/partnership as Queen is very clearly still mourning the loss of her dear Prince Albert we have Brown trying to get her motivated either standing outside with her horse so she can go out for a ride day in and day out or not really standing on ceremony and referring to her as a woman or something to that effect; as to indicate you can take a Scottish man out of the Highlands, but you can't take the Highlands out of the Scottish man, he does not do this disrespectfully, but on the contrary it does not tolerate her witnesses or less than what she is capable of, but the Queen/Dench is more than strong enough to stand on her own two feet to anybody that disrespects her or/and undermine or tries to undermine her.

This film receives: 7/10, this film is good; if you haven't seen it before, it is well worth a watch especially if individually or together you are a fan of Judi Dench or/and Billy Connolly. This film does have some awards accredited to its name such as 12 Winners that includes but not limited to BAFTA Awards, Scotland 1998 BAFTA Scotland Award Best Actress - Film Judi Dench and Evening Standard British Film Awards 1997  Evening Standard British Film Award Best Screenplay Jeremy Brock and Peter Sellers Award for Comedy Antony Sher and 26 Nominees which also include but not limited to; Academy Awards, USA 1998 Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role Judi Dench and from the same award ceremony/event Best Makeup Lisa Westcott Veronica McAleer Beverley Binda and finally back to the BAFTA's of Scotland 1998 BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Billy Connolly