Movie: The Queen

(Cobble Hill Cinema ~11/15/06) Was admiring of the simplicity of it,
although maybe it fell short of the greatest insights as a result.
Mesmerized by performance of actor who played Blair. Helen Mirren
worked at something minimal that worked well. The queen's husband's
part was played a bit too over the top and obvious, and smarmy Prince
Charles maybe too. Most effective scene was where she paid her
respects, finally, to Diana and had to confront the horrible notes
about herself, subtly then reversed by the kid giving her flowers.
It the climax of this modest film and didn't fail to move. Oh, I remember what I was going to say--the scene where she's left alone and sees the stag (later killed) somehow missed the mark. Too planted, not present enough. Would be good to figure out why.