Victoria & Abdul

I cried so much in the end... I haven't cried at a movie since Titanic... I'm speechless right now! BRAVO!

So much of history is buried under the lies of the victors. It's nice that once again, a film is able to reveal what really happened, and the terrific cast, art direction, and cinematography bring us right into the story as well. Life indeed is by turns comic and tragic; this is illustrated well here.

A really wonderful film with an amazing performance by Judi Dench. But no surprise here, she's a living legend.
I read about this special relationship on Wikipedia once and found out afterwards that there's a film about it too. So naturally I had to see it and was not disappointed, even though it's not historically accurate...at least not all of it.

Surprised at some of the negative comments on this page. Personally, I thought it was a royal treat. Shot through with a healthy dose of irreverent humour, this 'mostly' true story highlighted a piece of British history I knew very little about. Splendid performances from the cast, especially from her majesty herself, Dame Judi Dench. God bless you ma'am.

I was looking forward to this because of Judi Dench, because of the newly discovered (2010) historical source material, because of its central character (Regis Victoria). But, its opening credits tag line sets the tone, "This is a true story - _Mostly_". Great performances (do yourself a favour and watch anything Adeel Akhtar is in), amusing situations, and heart wrenching gravitas, as only Dame Judi can bring, when called for. This movie did not disappoint. I give it a 7.5 (really good) out of 10. [historical drama]

I don't like that it brushed over the monarchy's role in colonialism but it was a compelling relationship and movie nonetheless

I enjoyed this. The problem with this movie is the tone of it. It goes from extreme comedy to extreme drama. You can't do that. You either should decide to be a comedy, a drama or a dramedy. You can't shift tone too much.

Really quite enchanting. Judi Dench is brilliant as always.

I actually enjoyed this movie a lot. You can of course not believe everything historical but it's nice to hear about Abdul in general – I'm not sure how well know he is outside of the (former) British empire.
Judi Dench is amazing as always.

This movie was charming, but it wasn't as entertaining as it could have been.

I can't speak much about the realism of the story, because I'm not an expert, but it sure seems strange to me how the movie tries to portray the Queen as this progressive person that goes against the racist court. The movie really glosses over the Crown responsibility for the colonization period, making it seem like the Queen is almost a victim of the scheming court.
Having said that, the plot was charming and it being based on a true story(again, I don't know how loosely based) made it interesting. I was unaware of the historical character of Abdul. In a way, it reminded me a bit of _Intouchables_, where two people from two very different cultural backgrounds and upbringings develop an unlikely friendship.

I enjoyed Judi Dench's performance. Really, it's this movie's main saving grace.

The costume design should also be praised, they did a great work.

Watch this if you like the Victorian period or are a fan of Judi Dench. Otherwise, you won't lose that much by skipping it.

6.5/10