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"A Royal Night Out," which is a basically fictionalized account of what happens to the two English Princesses - Margaret and Elizabeth - when they are allowed to go out for the evening to celebrate VE Day.
The movie never found its groove, was at times somewhat serious, at others, outright slapstick, but it did managed to maintain enough charm that, I guess, I enjoyed it. It felt very much like a lighthearted movie from the '30s (other than the gratuitous, but tame by today's standards, sex and profanity). The period sets, clothes and cars were okay, but not up to the standards of the best period movies.
The actresses, Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley (Elizabeth and Margaret, respectively) did as much as they could with modest material as their charm and energy kept the movie going especially during its weaker moments.
The movie never found its groove, was at times somewhat serious, at others, outright slapstick, but it did managed to maintain enough charm that, I guess, I enjoyed it. It felt very much like a lighthearted movie from the '30s (other than the gratuitous, but tame by today's standards, sex and profanity). The period sets, clothes and cars were okay, but not up to the standards of the best period movies.
The actresses, Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley (Elizabeth and Margaret, respectively) did as much as they could with modest material as their charm and energy kept the movie going especially during its weaker moments.