Directed by : Oliver Hirschbiegel
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758595/
Dissappointing portrayal of Diana's last two years.
Read at your own risk, the post is full of spoilers.
I thought I was in for a very good film, despite the terrible rating it had got on Imdb or the reviews it had got. But, those ratings were correct, the film is indeed bad one. The blame goes to both the script and the direction.
The film focusses on the last two years of Princess Diana, when she was involved in a relationship with Pakistani heart surgeon. Just like Lincoln, this film ain't a biography of her entire life. But here the director fails to develop a screenplay that engages you or makes you feel for Diana.
Right from the first flashback sequence, the way camera moves already had me against the film. Then, the continuous urge to show something good about Diana (Naomi Watts) in between the developing romantic plot between her and Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). All this made me think that maybe director would had been better off showing entire life of Diana, it would had worked for him then.
The Rumi's lines used at the end of film, reminds of hindi movie Rockstar, and how well they were justified there, but in Diana's case, it appears more like trying to give something extra to a person who is no more. Yes, that shot where numerous people gather and put flowers all around was lovely and to certain extent heart-breaking. But, the movie never takes you into the emotional turnmoil Diana was going through.
The entire portion where Diana is willingly trying to get herself into bad news, was most boring part in the film.
The script should had shown some interesting portions about Diana's life in the starting of those 2 years, before she meets Hasnat. Just presenting someone living a lonely life, suddenly gets attracted meeting a doctor who treats his work above any well known person, was not enough to go into the main plot of the movie.
That is one of the reasons, at places it appears like Naomi Watts is acting as Diana, and not living the character.
Overall, Diana turns out to be a forgettable movie for me, very dissappointed to say that. I hope some director will make a better movie that portrays the life of Diana in future.
Imdb link -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758595/
Dissappointing portrayal of Diana's last two years.
Read at your own risk, the post is full of spoilers.
I thought I was in for a very good film, despite the terrible rating it had got on Imdb or the reviews it had got. But, those ratings were correct, the film is indeed bad one. The blame goes to both the script and the direction.
The film focusses on the last two years of Princess Diana, when she was involved in a relationship with Pakistani heart surgeon. Just like Lincoln, this film ain't a biography of her entire life. But here the director fails to develop a screenplay that engages you or makes you feel for Diana.
Right from the first flashback sequence, the way camera moves already had me against the film. Then, the continuous urge to show something good about Diana (Naomi Watts) in between the developing romantic plot between her and Dr. Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). All this made me think that maybe director would had been better off showing entire life of Diana, it would had worked for him then.
The Rumi's lines used at the end of film, reminds of hindi movie Rockstar, and how well they were justified there, but in Diana's case, it appears more like trying to give something extra to a person who is no more. Yes, that shot where numerous people gather and put flowers all around was lovely and to certain extent heart-breaking. But, the movie never takes you into the emotional turnmoil Diana was going through.
The entire portion where Diana is willingly trying to get herself into bad news, was most boring part in the film.
The script should had shown some interesting portions about Diana's life in the starting of those 2 years, before she meets Hasnat. Just presenting someone living a lonely life, suddenly gets attracted meeting a doctor who treats his work above any well known person, was not enough to go into the main plot of the movie.
That is one of the reasons, at places it appears like Naomi Watts is acting as Diana, and not living the character.
Overall, Diana turns out to be a forgettable movie for me, very dissappointed to say that. I hope some director will make a better movie that portrays the life of Diana in future.
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