Dame Helen's strong Slavic features have always been a source of wonder and here they're amply on display as she sweeps about in a variety of enormous wigs and spectacular gowns as probably the greatest Queen Bee of them all. (Not only did she play the title role but her executive producer credit shows she was also a power behind the throne on the set.)
The often anachronistically modern language and frequent use of four-letter words (did she really say "I like to screw young men"?) was probably deliberately in contrast with the plushness of the lighting and decor (with colours that glow with a lustre recalling the heyday of Technicolor). While not exactly good, the sight of Helen striding about in a tricorn hat worn at a jaunty angle as she works her usual magic alone makes it worth your time.
The often anachronistically modern language and frequent use of four-letter words (did she really say "I like to screw young men"?) was probably deliberately in contrast with the plushness of the lighting and decor (with colours that glow with a lustre recalling the heyday of Technicolor). While not exactly good, the sight of Helen striding about in a tricorn hat worn at a jaunty angle as she works her usual magic alone makes it worth your time.