An amazing historical romance/drama. The Young Victoria depicts the great queen as eager for freedom both politically and personally but unsure of who to trust and of herself. She finds a soul mate in Prince Albert who understands her passions, convictions and flaws.

Lovely, award-winning costumes, terrific score, spectacular art direction and cinematography. The script can be a little hard to follow but does a great job making Victoria a modern heroine, struggling with relatable problems (I mean we all have political parties fighting over who gets to be our ladies-in-waiting, right?).

But the cast is exceptional. Emily Blunt does her best work as the conflicted queen and Rupert Friend is amazing as Albert. Mark Strong is menacing, Miranda Richardson…

An exceptionally fine film. Impeccable in craft and actualization. All actors are extremely well-cast (though Mark Strong as Sir John is perhaps a little obvious. I would've preferred a less familiarly bad face) and give the correct performances. Emily Blunt above all is magnificent. She is an actress far better than the films she is usually in. Thus it's incredibly refreshing to see a film that allows her full talent to be seen.

The fact that it is written by Julian Fellowes only confirms why it is so good. I would venture to say that he is perhaps one of the few non-director screenwriters who manages to be an auteur. That is, his involvement is the surest indication of the…

I watched this because of director Jean Marc Vallee's previous film CRAZY, which is just brilliant film-making. The Young Victoria is a definite step down but then, he didn't write it, merely stepped into the directorial boots. From a directorial point of view it works. It hits the right beats and feels relatively complete. Having such a long reign as queen Victoria is a tough topic so they opted for covering his earlier life. Her coronation and relationship and marriage to Prince Albert. It keeps the story tidy but as far as historical biopics go it feels a bit rushed in the final third.

Emily Blunt is really solid in the lead and she has fine support. I wouldn't have…

Mit “The Young Victoria” gelingt Jean-Marc Vallée (Los Locos, C.R.A.Z.Y.) das Kunststück einen Teil britischer Geschichte so packend zu inszenieren, dass ich als Zuschauer nie das Gefühl hatte einen Historienfilm zu sehen, sondern ein klassisches Drama. Fein geschliffene Dialoge und die guten schauspielerischen Leistungen machen “The Young Victoria” zu einem wirklich sehenswerten Film. Emily Blunt (Der Teufel trägt Prada, Der Krieg des Charlie Wilson) verkörpert dabei Victoria mit solch einer Kraft, dass man die britische Königin wirklich von einer ganz anderen Seite kennenlernt, ist den meisten Victoria doch eher als korpulente Herrscherin im gesetzten Alter ein Begriff.

“TheYoung Victoria” kann man auch deshalb als guten Film bezeichnen, da er mich, der sonst nicht so auf Historienfilme steht überzeugt hat. Irgendwas…