I caught this movie on Netflix and found it to be a very sad but highly professional recreation of a true life event. I never felt that Rufus Sewell resembled Prince Andrew but when I watched "Scoop"', it was as if I was viewing the Prince. The makeup made Sewell look more pale and puffy, like the Prince. The hesitations and diversions into silly details were a reminder of how the opportunity to clear his name became a total blowout. I saw the actual interview with the Prince and this came very close to recreating the mood, with the behind the scenes drama a bonus.
My interest in the Royal Family is similar to following a soap opera. Prince Andrew has added a new and unwelcome dimension to the saga, more nefarious than anything before. As the favourite son of his mother Queen Elizabeth and with his wartime experience in the Falklands, he could have leveraged these assets into becoming a true model for the British public. Instead, as shown in this movie, he is totally isolated from reality. His acceptance of the interview gave him a tremendous opportunity to clear his name which he didn't do other than utter rather feeble denials.
Sewell showed the astonishment that the Prince must have felt when faced with questions that he seemed totally unprepared for. Andrew and his staff strangely miscalculated the benefits of an interview in front of millions as if he could waltz his way through a major scandal, which were allegations of sex with minors. Gillian Anderson is a tremendous talent. As the interviewer, she demonstrated the clear thinking of the professional journalist who was also on the hot seat in that she had to be fair while not straying from the serious allegations that she had to raise.
Extraordinary viewing about a very sad event. One can only lament what the real life interview had on his dutiful mother Queen Elizabeth in her final years.
My interest in the Royal Family is similar to following a soap opera. Prince Andrew has added a new and unwelcome dimension to the saga, more nefarious than anything before. As the favourite son of his mother Queen Elizabeth and with his wartime experience in the Falklands, he could have leveraged these assets into becoming a true model for the British public. Instead, as shown in this movie, he is totally isolated from reality. His acceptance of the interview gave him a tremendous opportunity to clear his name which he didn't do other than utter rather feeble denials.
Sewell showed the astonishment that the Prince must have felt when faced with questions that he seemed totally unprepared for. Andrew and his staff strangely miscalculated the benefits of an interview in front of millions as if he could waltz his way through a major scandal, which were allegations of sex with minors. Gillian Anderson is a tremendous talent. As the interviewer, she demonstrated the clear thinking of the professional journalist who was also on the hot seat in that she had to be fair while not straying from the serious allegations that she had to raise.
Extraordinary viewing about a very sad event. One can only lament what the real life interview had on his dutiful mother Queen Elizabeth in her final years.