Victoria
Victoria
TV-PG | 28 August 2016 (USA)
SEASON & EPISODES
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  • Reviews
    GamerTab

    That was an excellent one.

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    Stevecorp

    Don't listen to the negative reviews

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    Taha Avalos

    The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

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    Ella-May O'Brien

    Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

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    sarak-93396

    Go watch it!! It's soooo good!! There are some romantic moments and yeah it's just sooo funny and good!! I love it more than my best friend!!

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    evaclark-60775

    Great tv series!! I love it!! They chose the right actors and actoresses!!

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    TheLittleSongbird

    Love historical/period dramas, the advertising was appetising, the cast is a talented one and Queen Victoria was an interesting historical figure with an interesting life. Similarly her reign of 64 years (the longest for any ruler for over a century before topped by our present queen Elizabeth II) is a landmark one. So 'Victoria' had so much potential.'Victoria' is a difficult to rate and review series for me, being uneven with a good deal of good assets and others that just frustrate. It keeps being watched due to being so captivated by the production values and most of the acting, but the writing especially stops me from enjoying it more. For someone who wants to love it and wanted to like it much more, this is a shame and pretty frustrating. Starting with the good things, 'Victoria' does look amazing, so much so that they are worth more than one star of the rating. The radiant photography has never put a foot wrong, or has yet to, while the costumes are of sheer sumptuousness, the scenery is enough to take the breath away and the interiors and buildings similarly are stately and opulent, whether in England or abroad. The episode partly set in France was a standout. Love the music too, with the main theme/opening title music not being one to forget in the long run. It has a lot of presence while having the ability to tone down when needed. Some of the writing intrigues as do some of the relationships (particularly Victoria and Melbourne that was also emotionally investable), there are some compelling storylines and it's not a dull series. Another big star is the acting, or at least most of it. Jenna Coleman is both regal and vulnerable in the title role, as well as luminous, it is impeccable acting. To me it didn't matter whether she was too pretty or a little too tall (if remembered correctly Victoria was under 5 foot, Coleman is slightly over that). Other particularly good performances are Paul Rhys, suitably hateable and stern without being one-dimensional or pantomimic, and especially Rufus Sewell beautifully cast. Unfortunately there are exceptions. Didn't think much of Nigel Lindsay, who constantly came over as over-compensating, but the biggest exception was a woefully cast and very anaemic Tom Hughes as Albert. Didn't detect any chemistry between him and Coleman and never believed they were in love, it was not a love at first sight relationship purposefully by all means but there was not much evidence of it changing or growing. Was far more invested in the chemistry between Coleman and Sewell, which was so poignantly and sympathetically handled.Much more of an issue were the writing and the handling of most of the storylines. The writing tends to be very stilted and keeps taking me out of the period with its melodramatic soap opera tone. The storytelling does have moments, but doesn't bring enough life to too many of the supporting characters that tend to be underused and underdeveloped as well as one-dimensional. Too many story strands are like the writing, very soap opera-ish and while exploring issues relevant nowadays they felt too modern here and doesn't allow one to fully immerse in the setting. If it was done with the goals of the thought it would make for good drama or wanting to draw in younger viewers it doesn't do a particularly good job at either.Can understand the complaints regarding the historical inaccuracies. Really do try to not criticise something for not being accurate, but in this case it is hard when it's all revolving around a famous and important historical figure/ruler with an interesting life that is not explored enough in favour of the melodramatic and too modern feel of too much of the storytelling. Likewise when it fails to make just as important people during her reign properly developed or interesting or distort them beyond recognition.Overall, worthy of some admiration but very uneven and difficult to rate and review. That's why it took me so long to comment on it, as well as wanting to see as many episodes as possible to judge it properly. 5/10 Bethany Cox

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    rj-27

    My wife and I have been religiously following this series and always looked forward to each succeeding episode as any devotee would. I naively thought this series was based on the best historical records and research until I noticed the inevitable signs that modernistic sensibilities and biases were proffered as part of the official historical record. The most notable being the requisite love affair between two of the most handsome male leads in the cast. As this relationship began to balance out the time spent on all the other heterosexual relationships, my wife notes this is basically a work of fiction by a present day female writer. Well that explains everything. Unlike "Girl with a Pearl Earring" which is clearly a work of fiction built around the mystery of a single painting, Victoria is a well known and documented historical figure that every book on Western history spends some time on. The plot line is believable, despite all these shortcomings of the modern novelist building their peculiar perspective on English royalty's private lives. As long as you don't take it seriously as history and enjoy it for the 85% entertainment value it represents, all is well.

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