I just watch a Blu-Ray copy of this movie tonight and I decided to write this review because I disagree strongly with all the negative reviews on this movie. I loved the screenwriting, how the writer keeps the viewer on the edge with lots of surprises and unexpected turns. It's much better than the usual disaster movies I've seen before this one because the film director used almost documentary visual techniques to get gritty realism in many of the scenes, he was helped too by really good actors all around. Morena Baccarin shines particularly in this movie, she should get an award for her performance in this movie, there is this particular car scene on the highway at night where she let it all rip and she's just amazing. She deserves to get really good parts in movies, she's that good. Gerard Butler carries this film too and has great scenes in it, it's much better than some of his past choices of movies. There is also a great cameo by Scott Glen, always an amazing actor. On the whole everything was good about this movie, cinematography, music, editing, special effects, etc... The only downer for me was the last bit just before the end credits roll, the idea of the screenwriter at the end was good, I just believe that the director could have done a little bit more visually with the actors (costume, hair, etc) to sell it to us. It felt a bit rushed. And that's why I give this movie 9 instead of 10!
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Amazing episode!..And Derek Jacobi is a real treasure of British Acting.
21 April 2020
I loved this episode, powerful, emotional and superb acting from all involved but even more so from Derek Jacobi as the Duke of Windsor. If this was a movie, he would surely deserve an Oscar for his role here. And this episode felt like great cinema too. The writing is just masterful and all the elements of this episode make it a very special moment in this third season of "the crown".
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