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Grace of Monaco - Movie Review
Director: Olivier Dahan
Genre: Biopic
Release date: May 14, 2014
Run Time: 102 minutes
Cast:
- Flora Nicholson as Phyllis Blum
- Derek Jacobi as Count Fernando D'Ailieres
- Paz Vega as Maria Callas
- Geraldine Somerville as Princess Antoinette of Monaco
- Nicholas Farrell as Jean-Charles Rey
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Alfred Hitchcock
- Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly
- Tim Roth as Rainier III,
- Frank Langella as Father Francis Tucker
- Jeanne Balibar as Countess Baciocchi
- Yves Jacques as Mr. Delavenne
- Olivier Rabourdin as Emile Pelletier
- Robert Lindsay as Aristotle Onassis
- Parker Posey as Madge Tivey-Faucon
- Milo Ventimiglia as Rupert Allen
Review: The idea of Hollywood legend Grace Kelly (Kidman) married
into European royalty like a
fairy tale come true. As with most things that are too good to be true, but all is not well in the
courtyard. There are whispers of
intrigue, the shadows of suspicion and doubt mask. In
short, the real problem seems
torn with various undercurrents and sufficient forage apparently by an
expanded story.
In the 60-some years later, she gave up her career, Grace has children and lives the life of a pampered princess. If she was not born into royalty itself, is facing various difficulties, amid the many changes of clothes, come to terms with the new life you have chosen. She has people to help him. There are a priest named Tucker (Langella) for advice and coaching issues of actual label. Alfred Hitchcock (Griffiths) even tries to bring her back to Hollywood.
The greatest crisis facing her husband manages relations with France. France threatens to Monaco with sanctions if certain payments. However, wetter, while spiffy in their dry suits, not serious enough to be played by Roth. Big plans, which are designed to bring a sense of excitement, do some scenes seem a superficial telenovela in European royalty and several family and petty political interests. While Kidman puts on his best shot, the other performances are a bit boring.
Visually, the film is beautiful, no doubt. But this can not hide the fact that there are barely enough substance to keep the viewer engaged. Led by Dahan, Grace looks like a mixture of a bleeding heart and head of Princess Diana and her people. Dahan had done good in La Vie En Rose in 2007, which was on the singer Edith Piaf. Here, a film that tries to portray such a life interesting, the result is pretty bland.
In the 60-some years later, she gave up her career, Grace has children and lives the life of a pampered princess. If she was not born into royalty itself, is facing various difficulties, amid the many changes of clothes, come to terms with the new life you have chosen. She has people to help him. There are a priest named Tucker (Langella) for advice and coaching issues of actual label. Alfred Hitchcock (Griffiths) even tries to bring her back to Hollywood.
The greatest crisis facing her husband manages relations with France. France threatens to Monaco with sanctions if certain payments. However, wetter, while spiffy in their dry suits, not serious enough to be played by Roth. Big plans, which are designed to bring a sense of excitement, do some scenes seem a superficial telenovela in European royalty and several family and petty political interests. While Kidman puts on his best shot, the other performances are a bit boring.
Visually, the film is beautiful, no doubt. But this can not hide the fact that there are barely enough substance to keep the viewer engaged. Led by Dahan, Grace looks like a mixture of a bleeding heart and head of Princess Diana and her people. Dahan had done good in La Vie En Rose in 2007, which was on the singer Edith Piaf. Here, a film that tries to portray such a life interesting, the result is pretty bland.
