Madonna's first attempt behind the lens on a feature film culminates in something utterly woeful. From start to finish, this is a monotonal, flaccid film that is only accentuated by an utterly degrading human perspective.

Even if we are to simply ignore the amateur nature of the cinematography, allowing a debut director to be let off the hook, then we are still bombarded with questionable material throughout. This is primarily the story of modern day Wallis, looking back, through decidedly dodgy flashback cuts, into the lives of Wallis and Edward, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Perhaps it would be wise, therefore, to consider the problematic nature of a woman obsessed and at the point of schizophrenia before you blatantly…

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Without doubt the most wretched example of cinematic bilge on offer this year—and no doubt many many years either side too—Madonna’s W.E. is a disgusting show of frivolous vapidity, a moneyed monstrosity that beckons contempt for both its characters and its creators. Parallel storylines tell the not dissimilar stories of Wallis Simpson—the American divorcee who led King Edward VIII to abandon his throne—and Wally Winthrop—a privileged New Yorker obsessed with Wallis’ life, and distressed by her own husband’s undisguised adultery. The potential for engagement is rife in this story of forbidden love, but Wallis’ frustration at being banished from upper class society and forced to speak to “common people”…

Madonna’s track record as an actress is less than stellar but I was still curious to see how she would fare behind the camera. Sometimes curiosity isn’t a good thing though as I’d rather sit through Body of Evidence on 24-hour repeat than have to endure this insufferable excuse for a film again.

The story of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson is one deserving to be told, particularly because so much of it is shrouded in secrecy and distorted by rumour. However, Madonna is not the woman to tell this story based on the sorry results here. I don’t know if it is because she is so desperate to be taken seriously as a filmmaker or if it is just…

Well I will say this that Madonna's film is not as bad as the critics make it out to be but I could actually see this from the trailer alone and that is why I did not mind watching it. It is probably true that just because Madonna was attached to the film that it was already going to receive negative publicity due to the fact that she has not had any success with her experiments in film from music. W.E. also being only her 2nd self directed film, she will also appear before critics and film aficionados as amateur at best.

However I will say that is not entirely true with W.E. as even though I will say this…

I know a lot of bad reviews for this film stem from one thing: the hate for anything in film to do with Madonna. Well, I've liked her in everything I've seen her in, minus that Bond movie. In this film she serves as writer/director.

Okay, the film looks fantastic. The sets, the costumes, the scope: it all looks really good. The score is very powerful and probably the best thing in the film.

The acting is good, especially from the leads Riseborough and Cornish. Even thought she only had a few scenes, I loved Dormer too.

That said, the movie is BORING!!!!! One story is about a bit of a slut having a King fall in love with her,…

Būt par režisoru ja tu esi Madonna nav nekas sarežģīts. Tas jau tikai mārketings un biznesa plāns. Tāpat jau tur apkārt ir miljons padomdevēju, padomnieku, asistentu un radošo brigāžu, kas strādā lai tikaI priMadonna domātu, ka to visu izdomājusi viņa. Nu kāda ellē-ratā viņa režisore? Popzvaigzne ar kuras zīmolu var pārdot jebko. Un tikai.

Bet ja atmet to, ka šīs filmas režisore ir Madonna, kuras daudzpusīgā un skandalozā personība visādās popkultūras izpausmēs visdrīzāk ir tas iemesls, kā dēļ gribās piekasīties jebkam ekrānā redzamajam, tad te ir skatāma vēsturiska filma, kas vairāk balstās uz emociju atspoguļojumu, nekā uz precizitāti. Lai šo stāstu saprastu līdz galam ir jābūt kaut kādām priekšzināšanām par Anglijas karalisko ģimeni un tās vēsturi. Var iztikt arī bez…