Marie Antoinette

Pros: Lovely sets -- yes, that's the real Versailles, great costumes.
Cons: I can't honestly call this a historical film.

I was very, very hesitant about seeing this film, especially after I had started hearing the buzz that it was a sort of punk rock look at history. Not exactly my sort of thing. To balance it, I also heard that it would be mostly based on Antonia Fraser's ...

Pros: A lavish spectacle in pastels...Coppola does what she set out to do..
Cons: Nothing I can think of.

When I first read about the making of this movie I knew it would be one I would have to see, after all, I’d been to Versailles, seen Marie Antoinette’s Petit Trianon, and that little farm house she retreated to in order to get away from it ...

Pros: Ms. Dunst, the comedy, the setting, costume, pomp
Cons: All others except Ms. Dunst are interchangeable.

There is no denying why the French revolted in 1789. However, the opulence that was a major part in making it happen is certainly pretty to look at. Ms. Coppola’s creation Marie Antoinette stands up to the hype. The story is famous. ...

Pros: Elaborate sets and costumes.
Cons: Narrow focus, odd musical choices.

One of my laments about the classic 1938 MGM studios extravaganza M arie Antoinette was that it could have been such wonderful eye candy had it only been in color. Seeking to rectify that, and update the film for 21st ...

Pros: beautifully done
Cons: not sold on Schwartzman as an actor

Before Marie Antoinette was beheaded at the ripe old age of thirty-seven, before she and her husband were trodden by the mobs of France and before their thrown was upended during the French Revolution, Marie and Louis XVI lived like..well.. royalty. In ...

Pros: Music (period and contemporary), visual design, costumes, themes, Dunst, editing, cinematography, DVD extras
Cons: May strike some as too flippant or anachronistic...

It’s not often costumes, sets, music and cinematography can launch a film to five (out of five) stars in my book, but with Sofia Coppola’s impressionistic Marie Antoinette (2006), you’ve got my vote. After seeing the film’s ...

Pros: The actors, the thoughtful script, the hipster style
Cons: The sluggish pacing

Introduction: This breezy period drama from Lost in Translation director Sophia Coppola definitely fits with her style: it's unconventional. The hipster ensemble cast is great. Plot Overview: Instead of being a straight ...

Pros: Oh, well, color-wise it's pretty.
Cons: Acting, script, general ambience, music.

“Marie Antoinette” is the name of a film made in 1938 by the great W.S. Van Dyke (Director), the wonderful Norma Shearer (Marie Antoinette), the brilliant Robert Morley (Louis XVI), the talented Tyrone Power, the inimitable John Barrymore, ...

Pros: Parallels. Direction. Performances.
Cons: Becomes tedious.

There's a solid chance that many viewers will enjoy Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, but understanding the picture's h8rs comes with with ease: the film lacks a hero, a villain, or even much of a plot. It mostly exists to examine the parallels ...

Pros: The acting, costumes, and scenery
Cons: Absolutely no action

Like I said, guys – I’m on a historical kick. I’ve heard mixed reviews about this movie – some good because of the costumes and the color, others bad because of the different music and flatness of the tale. I decided to watch it one ...

Pros: The film's originality, great costumes, art direction, Dunst's performance, great soundtrack.
Cons: Extremely dull and boring at some parts.

From what I know about Sofia Coppola, she tends to make love-it or hate-it films, and this also applies to her latest film, Marie Antoinette, an ambitious and interesting biopic of the queen of France. Coppola’s film is obviously pleasant to the eye and ...

Pros: Looks wonderful, Moments of Acting, General Story
Cons: Terrible musical direction, Awkward camera movements, Dull, Dull Characters

After finding a movie where Kirsten Dunst neither insulted my intelligence nor disappointed me on a character and acting level - "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," for those keeping score - someone recommended that I give "Marie Antoinette" a ...

Pros: brilliant acting, set in Versailles, helps the audience look at history in a new way
Cons: not everyone likes their history set to punk music

"Marie Antoinette" as envisioned by British novelist Antonia Fraser and set to life by Sophia Coppola in this film does what Baz Luhrmann only dreamt of accomplishing in "Moulin Rouge." Coppola is able to combine the past with the present and tell a ...

Pros: -Visuals -Costumes -Music
Cons: -bored bio-pic of Antoinette -Screams for more actions!

Like watching a sort of 18th Century fashion show, Maria Antoinette delivers a groundbreaking sense of modern style and still conveys the feel of old 1700 France. Pop music is played in the background and doesn’t hamper with the genre of the movie. ...

Pros: Lush, vibrant visuals. Impeccable costume and set design.
Cons: A cotton candy treatment of fascinating history.

Imagine a movie about JFK that ignores the Cuban Missile Crisis, his assassination, every important speech he ever made and every decisive action he ever took, and instead focuses solely on backyard football games, quickie affairs and all the ...