This visually intricate film imagines the supposedly true story of English Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret's incognito adventures outside Buckingham Palace on the night of Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945. Elizabeth would have been 19 and Margaret 14 when the escapade into the night celebrating the end of six years of death, maiming and privation occurred. It gave some shallow insights into royal life behind the elaborate gates, rattling around in all those rooms with countless aides to assist in most ways, and how ill prepared the princesses appeared to be to deal with the much wider variety of situations and people they encountered.
Jack Reynor as Jack, the chap that Princess Elizabeth comes to depend on was my standout performance, and it's hard to fault Sarah Gadon (Princess Elizabeth) and Bel Powley (Margaret). A few scenes were touchingly awkward, such as the frosty breakfast of the morning after, but overall it left me with a bit of the "so what?" It's easy enough watching, didn't drag, and had a bit of tension from wondering what might go wrong, but for me it was just a bit too Nice and Sweet.
Jack Reynor as Jack, the chap that Princess Elizabeth comes to depend on was my standout performance, and it's hard to fault Sarah Gadon (Princess Elizabeth) and Bel Powley (Margaret). A few scenes were touchingly awkward, such as the frosty breakfast of the morning after, but overall it left me with a bit of the "so what?" It's easy enough watching, didn't drag, and had a bit of tension from wondering what might go wrong, but for me it was just a bit too Nice and Sweet.