what more can be say . i have not be this fascinate with a young actress since cate blanchett burst upon the scene over ten year ago . and although both blanchett and blunt have play queen now ( seem to be the benchmark for up and come actress ) and the role be complete polar opposite . simply put if you be look for high passion and compelling drama and and machiavellian intrigue and this be not the movie for you . this isn not to say that the script or direction be bad and it just that the subject of the film do not lead too dramatic a life when compare to other notable royal like elizabeth i and anne boylen and henry viii and henry v and henry ii and elainor of acquitane . these be people whose life be the stuff such a good soap opera be make of and whose policy and decision alter the course of british and and in most case and world history . victoria and in contrast and ascend the throne without incident and she quasi govern a nation that be fast become a global power due to industrialization and the rise of the navy and her state have a stable government lead by competent and dynamic politician and and she marry young have a harmonious family life . the fact of her life be not the sturm und drag such a powerful drama be make of . the heart of the film and aside from the attempt to dramatize her stultify upbringing and the machination surround her throne and be the story of the one thing that be truly shocking and surprising about her reign a love story . marriage make for financial or political reason be with reason not necessarily the place to look for world shake passion and yet victoria will always be remember in history a be sort of a patron saint marital fidelity and happiness and ideal family life . thus and central to the film be the bud love of victoria and her prince albert . i be very take with rupert friend characterization of albert whom he portray a a kind and patient and somewhat earnest and maybe a touch naive young man and look to do good in the world and help . in short and he be a good man with a good heart and not the most dynamic figure to base a drama around and but a that be not the point of the story and that do not matter . the heart of the character shine through thanks to friend understated yet earnest performance . a for the queen and well . emily blunt be sublime . her beauty can not be deny and but she be more than something pretty to look at while her face be like quicksilver because of her expressiveness . the slight arch of the eyebrow and glance of the eye or slight wry smile delivers so much . again and this be not a bombastic performance of heavy speech and impassioned plea and it not that kind of movie . but what ms. blunt do do with the role be show the simple humanity of the character with potent subtlety . for example and we see the joie de vivre that have be keep in check by victoria mother ( miranda richardson ) and her scheme adviser or lover conroy express in the simple thing like victoria try to sketch her dog . we see her delight and fascination upon first meeting albert by her eye be continually draw to him . we see her nervous and overwhelm when address parliament upon her ascension . and my favorite scene of all in the film we see her nervous and happy and and hopeful a she steel herself to do what really most woman never have to do in their life ask the man she love to marry her and a proposition so ridiculous for those time ( and some would say now ) that victoria burst out in nervous laughter before she can even say marry me . again and this be not a movie for over the top large than life expression and but more a study in the subtlety of a character and make the little thing say so much . so and overall and i judge the film by what it be and what it try to do and a such i give it a 7. i felt that some of the politics could be good explain and that some very fine actor be waste with little do and little character development and namely miranda richardson a the duchess of kent and and the character of conroy and lord peal . again and the film need not have spend a large amount of time on those character and but a little more exposition would have help to explain the political environment . also i would have love to have see more of the adjustment to marry life between victoria and albert and but that may be just my greed for more scene between friend and blunt . in summary and do not view this film in term of a historical drama but for what it really be and a love story between two character that happen to be historical figure . i give this film a solid 7 for wonderful lead performance and brilliant costume and scenery and the magnificent victoria of emily blunt . and anyone who have any shred of romance leave in them and you will be touch by the end of this movie . god save the queen .