It's a nice study of a young girl's happy obsession.
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Her Majesty (2005)
53 %
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Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 10
Rotten:9
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Set in 1953, HER MAJESTY is a widely appealing coming of age story about a young girl who realizes her lifelong dream when Queen Elizabeth comes to visit her small hometown. Carefully woven into this deceptively simple tale is a rich and... [More]
Starring: Vicky Haughton, Craig Elliott, Mark Clare, Liddy Holloway
Director: Mark J. Gordon
Reviews for Her Majesty
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
An outstanding family film about a teenage girl in New Zealand whose openness to others and yearning for justice is inspirational.
06/27/07
The story's conflicts come unexpectedly, and they are the reasons the film is as instructive as it is entertaining.
05/11/05
Gordon's nifty scenario juggles various aspects -- ordinary brink-of-adolescence growing pains, multicultural-tolerance lessons, suspense gambits -- with entertaining skill.
05/11/05
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Its amateurish elements often betray the relatively low budget, and there's also a serious lack of energy.
02/18/05
Her Majesty has all the makings of a perfectly charming family picture, and then the plot runs off the rails.
02/18/05
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02/17/05
Her Majesty has worse problems than a lack of realism, namely mediocre direction and acting that’s at the level of bad community theatre.
02/17/05
Plots points and themes of imperialism and racism are hit on the nose repeatedly, until the audience takes a beating.
02/17/05
doesn’t wallow in saccharine. It tells a tough story without apologies, and in the end charms the most hard-hearted . . . with its sense of joy and of justice
02/16/05
An excess of tired elements lend the narrative the trite sensation of an ABC After-School Special.
02/15/05
Thinly drawn characters and ridiculous plot twists, not to mention being a rather sleepy, unengaging film anyway. But hey, no naughty stuff!
02/15/05
The movie has good intentions, but not much artistic merit behind them.
11/11/04
The interactions between Elizabeth and Hira Mata have a nice natural warmth.
08/01/04
This magical story follows a 13 year old girl in New Zealand who dreams that Queen Elizabeth will visit her small village of Middleton.
05/25/04
Offers a miniature, slightly Splenda-ized history lesson that is both inspiring and entertaining for all ages.
05/06/04
Despite its clunkier moments, Her Majesty generally works because it realizes that kids often understand adult foibles much better than grownups themselves.
04/30/04
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