Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

jsmurray13 I do not see in the actor/actress credits the name Michelle Trachtenberg who to me is excellent in this film, but she is mot listed??? The film give a great story on English Royalty in the mid 1930's and the sets and photography is great. The fact the couple spent most of their time in Paris France is not surprising, as the English population at that time were not to forgiving, and of course in today time. this activity of marring an American commoner would not even make the news. The photography is excellent, and as an ex naval WW2 photographer I may say the camera work is second to none. In general I like the story very much, but I needed to view the film a second time.

kflow I was surprised by how satisfying this film is. I generally don't like the plot device of having a contemporary story parallel and intersect with a historical story (e.g., in Julie and Julia, the character of Julie drove me batty and I wanted her to just go away) but this film comes at that story strategy in an original and interesting way. The production values--the lighting, music, costumes, sets--are beautiful, clearly sparing no expense. Andrea Riseborough is compelling as Wallis and comes closer to making her "real" than any other performance I've seen. The film is committed to telling the story from the perspective of Wallis, but for me she is still hard to grasp as a person. Something about her remains closed and hard, vacant. I remain fascinated with her to some extent, however, and the film went a substantial distance toward making her flesh and blood. The acting is great across the board. I like that they made the Queen Mother rather a bitch. The film seems well researched and reflects an earnest attempt to add something new to the story of the Duke and Duchess. At a few points, I feel like Madonna is talking about herself, making the story about her, but that's not surprising. It was minimal and doesn't mar the movie. I'm not a Madonna fan, but I liked this film very much.

peter-1850 Slow and pointless. Strangely it manages to be confusing too, jumping between various yanks, all notable for being loud and unpleasant.I hadn't realised that Madonna was involved with this project. It makes sense, though. It's loud, brash and empty.I thought that I was doing a favour to my wife by getting what looked like an entirely girlie film - awash with anti-male prejudice. Sadly she didn't like it either.What a waste.I can't imagine who would want to watch this sort of rubbish. It must appeal to somebody or, presumably, the time and money wouldn't have been wasted on it.

secondtake W.E. (2011)Don't even think about who directed this. Think of it as a multi-layered, multi-era epic centering on the marriage of King Edward and his American love, Wallis Simpson. He's the English king who abdicated for love. But this is the story of the love, Wallis, the woman who gave up as much as the king did, or so the thrust of the movie suggests.It's rather good! It mixes a bit of fantasizing with a contemporary woman, Wally, finding her obsession with the Wallis of history (1930s) is more than coincidence. The narrative flips between several parts of the royal story before WWII and the contemporary version, which includes a budding relationship with a guard at an exhibition of Wallis Simpson memorabilia.Whether you find either story convincing doesn't matter. One of them is of course based on history, and is interesting if you don't already know the facts. The other is an echo of the same, with the woman having to become strong and independent just as her earlier namesake did. What is most interesting is the way the two stories are inter-spliced, including some scenes where the two times zones are mixed (apparently in Wally's head, but it's very real to the audience). We start to see how often and completely women are stuck in situations they would not choose if they knew ahead of time. It's about independence, yes, but also failure to be independent and the consequences. And maybe it's about learning a little from history.The director? Madonna. Yes, the singer from Michigan. The director of the terrible bomb "Filth and Wisdom." Here there is some real cinematic intelligence. It's a good movie. Flawed, a bit longer than it needs to be, a bit forced in the layering of stories, but well acted and conceived.