Spencer

They should have released this in time for Halloween it’s the scariest thing I’ve seen all year

- Dude, think of a movie that polarized on an ABSURD level, but that I LOVED
- Pablo Larraín had already surprised me a lot with Jackie in 2016, but, for me, he managed to maintain the highest level in another biography of a great historical figure
- Here it's very different from Jackie, the tone of the film, despite being considered biographical, doesn't have that classic structure that we see in biopic's nowadays
- one of the best of 2021 without a doubt
- Kristen delivered absolutely everything in terms of acting!! I fell in love, I was able to feel Diana's pain up close
- IMPECCABLE SOUNDTRACK!! practically a movie apart, the cinematography is also of the gods, it's so beautiful, especially the beginning of the film and Kristen's takes as Diana
- I absolutely loved

For the first hour of this film I was so excited about it possibly being my first 10/10 rating of this award season but then they had Diana say, with her full chest, that she likes middle class things like les mis, phantom of the opera and fast food, and it just lost some credibility.

Why have all the films I’ve been watching lately had such poor third acts? It’s like filmmakers run out of ideas, but have to make feature length runtime so they just repeat the same themes over and over. Luckily, the themes in this movie were strong enough to hold it together for that shaky finish line, much like Stewart’s performance and the breathtaking photography, score and costume design. Screenplay was lacking at times and Directing was just good enough to make up for it. So a 9 it is!

"Will they kill me, do you think?"

Don't go into 'Spencer' expecting an ordinary little biopic about Princess Diana. Nope, this is a straight up psychological art house horror thriller. 'Spencer' brilliantly captures the feeling of dread in an isolated foreign space surround by strangers. The royal family themselves are freaking creepy, always watching, always judging.

I must be honest, I wasn't a big fan of Kristen Stewart's recent work, as it never wowed me, and I wasn't convinced that she's improved since Twilight. But man, she's fantastic in this movie and it's one of her best performances to date. Stewart manages to portray Princess Diana in a new light that we haven't really seen before. In my opinion, her other movies failed to show her versatility as an actor, where I fully believe this movie did her justice. I'm just glad this movie won me over.

On the other hand, Timothy Spall is excellent in this movie, and another stand out performance. If you are aware of Spall as an actor, then this isn't surprising news, but I feel it needs repeating. I found him very eerie and overbearing. He plays a man with an eagle eye; he watches everything and everyone in the royal family at Sandringham House.

The major thing that this movie made me realise is that in Diana's life it's the people that kept her mentally and emotionally grounded. Her two sons, her assistant (Sally Hawkins, who is very good in the small scenes she has), and the chef played by Sean Harris, who is someone you would not think of being important.

Sean Harris is a very underrated actor that I wished people talked about more. Harris is known for playing sinister roles, but here I thought he was really sweet and shows a softer side. He's got an interesting sounding voice as well. Jack Farthing as Prince Charles does a great job playing a slimy over-privileged **** Stella Gonet as the Queen who I found really unsettling, especially her dagger eyes.

There's one scene at the dinner table with the other royal family that is one of the most intense things ever. It was anxiety level stress that made my heart racing. All thanks to Pablo Larraín claustrophobic and unique directing. Complimented by Johnny Greenwood's atmospheric, free flowing and tense score.

While I know that certain elements of the movie are fiction, but then again, the movie begins with a title card "based on a tragic fable" and I feel like the movie is playing into the nightmarish fair tale of an iconic figure in history. Diana's life in royalty was no fairy tale, but a Brothers Grimm tale.

Overall rating: The movie has metaphors to ghost, ghost of the past, ghost of old tradition. People who follow tradition isn't too kind to rarity. Great movie.

The most terrifying horror story of the year has a name: The British royal family


'Spencer' takes place in 1991, during the royal family Christmas celebration, close to Diana and Charles separation. From the very beginning the film is successful in exposing some of the utterly conservative, outdated and ridiculous traditions followed by British royalty such as an extremely specific dress code, obsession with punctuality, weighing themselves before and after all the Xmas activities (they were supposed to gain weight) and hunting pheasants. Diana is already in a very bad place due to Charles's affair with Camilla and having to deal with all of the royal family over Christmas sends her in a downward spiral. This depiction of Diana is given life through Kristen Stewart's outstanding performance with some really nail-biting scenes. Timothy Spall, who plays the role of an equerry, and Sally Hawkins, who is the princess' royal dresser, also deliver fantastic performances. The cinematography is great and the costume design is on point.


Bear in mind that this is a fictionalized story. If you are looking for a biographical film or a more traditional telling of the princess' life you will be disappointed. If you are just looking for a great movie, a great psychological drama or one of Stewart's best performances then you should definitely watch this.

reading all these dumb comments down here once again makes me realize how people have no idea how cinema works and they have no idea who diana really was as a person

Spencer is a poignant film that relays outstanding dramatic tension and an unforgettably impactful sense of poetic justice for a truly inspiring woman, it’s certainly going to maintain a firm spot as one of this year’s best films.

I was finally able to see the film today on the big screen and I must say I really liked it. It‘s such an interesting piece that Pablo Larraín created here. The story is compelling, maybe a little weird at times but definitely kept me interested. Kristen Stewart delivers the performance of a lifetime and watching her act is really so entertaining. I also found it interesting that the director chose not to make the actor‘s completely resemble the real-life royals. But still through their acting they made it all believable. Overall a really good film that I look forward to watching again at home.

Kristen Stewart is an astounding actress.

Stewart gives an incredible performance as Diana. I don't know how true some of the scenes were on a literal level but in capturing the oppressive nature of life with the Royals, the film is certainly believable.