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• "Watts makes a decent fist of playing Diana—she wears the clothes well (especially the glamorous ones) and the hair looks first-rate. But though she replicates Diana's body language attentively (notably in the re-creation of her famous grilling by Martin Bashir, there's something missing: the Princess's wounded, doe-eyed gaze," ...The Telegraph
• "Watching her here feels almost like an optical illusion, because you simply don't believe that this actress can be giving this performance—it's stilted, overly mannered and bereft of anything human. In trying (understandably) to portray Diana accurately and reverentially, Watts has neglected to portray a person. Not that the blame for this falls squarely on Watts; it's [writer Stephen] Jeffreys' script that fails to give her a soul,"...Digital Spy
• "Watts' elaborate impression of Diana has the upward look, the doe-eyed gaze of seduction and reproach and she can do the estuary-posh voice. [But] there is nothing to show the grown-up wit and charm which entranced many," ...The Guardian
• On the other hand,the London Evening Standard gave the 44-year-old actress's turn a big thumbs up, calling Diana "a very watchable film—and certainly not the turkey some had dismissed it as even before its release."
"The Oscar-nominated Watts gives a brilliant, passionate and believable performance as the tragic Diana. ... the British/Australian actress captures the vulnerability and complexity of the late Princess, in her almost manic, desperate search for love," praised the paper. "If you do as the director asks, and check your baggage in before watching it – ignore the rows over authenticity and some inaccuracies—and see it for what it is, you will not be disappointed."
• "Although Diana veers stickily towards hagiography, it does still, to its credit, touch on some of Diana's trickier aspects—her manipulativeness, neediness, and complicated relationship with the press. What it doesn't do, however, is wrap them around a framework that is in any way compelling. Fundamentally, Diana is thin at its core," offered Screendaily.com, though the website did hail Watts for a "brave performance."
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People have been very harsh and unfair on Naomi all these years. They had or had chosen to have nothing much to say against other actresses also playing British prominent personalities like Margaret Thatcher, the Queen, the stammered King George, Elizabeth, the big-nose Virginia Wolfe...and who else, but on this one, never given it a single break.
Attending the movie premiere was amazing, here is my full review on the movie and Naomi... I'm kind! - http://bit.ly/14BkC1L
Thank you, Sophie for the review and the great photos. I'm glad that you like her performance.
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