Queen of the Desert

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Rebecca T I thought this movie was superb. It is a visually beautiful, well acted, moving real-life story—genuinely dumbfounded at the low ratings. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/10/25 Full Review Jenny M I watched this movie after viewing the documentaries "Letters from Baghdad" and "The Real Lawrence of Arabia" and was very disappointed. I can never understand the need for Hollywood to create fictional events in the life of historical people. Gertrude Bell had plenty of real life experiences to draw from for dramatic effect. And their portrayal of T E Lawrence was shallow and appalling. Most of their interactions in this film never happened. Very lazy research and writing. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Michael A Queen of Desert's miscasting is so incredibly bad it almost makes one cry. Kidman is usually so great though certainly not here. It's like if the actors and director know this movie is going to flunk in a major way. Watch Lawrence of Arabia instead or to compare how this very important topic should have been treated at each level. While Franco was somewhat miscast, Pattison is way not credible as Lawrence at all. Kidman looks more like she should be her father's younger wife than his daughter, why she took on this role leaves one feeling bewildered and sad since she is typically such a great actress and seems to choose her roles wisely. Sad, sad, sad. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/24 Full Review Damien K Disappointing. The real life story was complex and compelling, and the 'love interests' (four, not two) were disastrous, each in their own way. Yet the characters are portrayed as romantically beautiful (Bell wasn't, nor was Lawrence) and the storyline lacks a central meaning. The whole thing came across as a pastiche of beautiful but largely unconnected scenes looking for a reason. Pretty to look at but rubbish story-telling. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Marit Risto F Probably the story could have been better, but I enjoy it anyway. Again and again Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I think it is mesmerising. The scenery, the different way of life through an eye of a woman. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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