Queen Victoria takes an unexpected interest in an Indian prison ledger keeper much to the concern and distaste of members of the Royal family, the Royal household and her own advisors.
'Victoria & Abdul' makes no pretence to be an accurate representation of the meeting and connection between the Monarch and the very much 'alien' commoner. Judi Dench is her usual appealing self as she expertly balances a playful and sympathetic underside to the unhappy, unapproachable Queen.
The film occasionally drifts into predictable over the top moments but it remained entertaining to me throughout.
✮✮✮½
Spoiler alert.
ReplyDeleteI did not understand the reference to Abdul being pox ridden. It came from the blue and seemed all quite irrelevant to me.