Diana (2013)

An absolute waste of money

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

I expected the film to offer new and meaningful insights into Diana's life which give clues to her lasting and immense worldwide popularity. This film does not live up to such expectations. It gives neither credit for Diana's combats and action nor does it do justice to her character and personality. The plot is uninteresting, boring and trivially pathetic. The story is about the last two years of Diana's life. What a strange choice! Despite the star-studded cast, the film is unmitigated disaster, strongly influenced by the worst kind of Hollywood sentimentality. Who cares about Diana's romance with Hasnat Khan? Her lifelong love was Charles, not Hasnat Khan. All Diana's romances pale in comparison with her love for Charles. The story of Diana's marriage and divorce is worth a Greek tragedy. Only an author of Shakespeare's caliber would be able to write a script whose drama, complexity and psychological intensity satisfy a discerning viewer. Apart from the drawbacks of the plot, the film fails with other respects. From the opening scene, this film must be remembered for its poor acting, miscasting and lack of understanding of Diana's role in the dramatic changes that have affected the relationship between royalties and people. Ironically, Elisabeth's reign can be divided into Diana's and after-Diana's periods. Physically, Naomi Watts does not bear any comparison with Diana. She's neither tall nor strikingly beautiful like Diana. Naomi Watts' portrayal of Diana is flat. She brings really nothing to the part. Diana's sex-appeal and enigmatic beauty have stuck in the collective memory, hence high expectations for her portrayal. The director should have chosen an unknown and talented actress with beauty and charm equaling Diana's. Casting the right actress for the part of Diana is a challenge. Diana is difficult to portray because of her charisma, aristocratic background, tragic experiences and psychological problems. Putting on sad looks à la Diana is not enough to generate interest in audience. If I had not known anything about Diana but had only seen this film, I would never feel for this character, nor would I be shaken to tears by her premature death. In short, after watching a few scenes with Naomi Watts as Diana, I dropped out and switched off the TV (the film was shown on French TV on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Diana's death). I would recommend the film to sentimental people enjoying love stories and not thinking much of Diana. The film butchers Diana's memory and heritage. People seeking depth and fresh insights into Diana's life should not watch it at any rate.

I was in great two when the Princess passed away..I' ll give the movie 6 stars and 1+ for Princess Diana.Talking about the movie, This movies is blessed with such a adorable biography.Everyone loves Diana, It is not an exaggeration to say she is the only one ever lived on this Earth to received love and attention from almost everyone of the Earth. But digging into the deep of her own soul, it questioned her love hunger soul, the women's lives inside the princess. Diana does dishes, laundries for her lover, Go out and romancing like a teenager, appreciate and admire her man's work. In fact, it is noble humbleness of noble women. The movie shines light on such details melt people's hearts with love, teach the world the power of love.Naomi Watts doing enough justice for her role and bringing out what the essence of the move,pure heartiest love.The appearance of Hasnat's mother, it is bit of a obstruct and conventional barrier. Yet Diana's smile compete it all. This movie as a cinematic work,could have been more sharp and shrewd but powerful biography of Diana overshadows all the late back points and make every second of the movie touched. Finally this is a must to watch Biographical movie" Someone where beyond right and wrong,there is a gardenI ll meet you there"

please... why do they make these movies. awful. the unnecessary tale of the Princess of Wales' last true love, is a vapid, banal, and superficial exercise in cheap voyeurism. Hirschbeigel says she's a miracle, the screenplay leans toward monster. I wish the film was interesting enough to make a case for both possibilities. This affair hardly plays as being more than the pre-Dodi Fayed footnote it still is today, much less deserving of this grand epic romance treatment given by the filmmakers. Cheap movie. If you are going to make a film about the late Princess of Wales, you are obviously going to choose the guy who directed "Downfall," about the last days of Hitler, and the actress who played opposite King Kong.

Let's face it, a score of 5.4 usually means "don't bother" Either a poor-ish film by somebody known for better output or a foolish romp involving American high school kids This deserves a bit of retrospection (is there any other way to look at films?). OK, it's going to be difficult to find an actor that looks exactly like Diana,but by the end Naomi had me convinced and arousing in me the same feelings(sadness, shame)I had at the time.I liked the way the Windsors were dealt with in the film, there would be no point in turning this love story into a who done it. If this is close to the truth, then how very, very sad. I implore everyone who went through the Diana years to watch this