Mary Queen of Scots tells the story of what happened to Mary after she return to Scotland to claim her throne and how her relationship with her cousin, Queen Elizabeth came to its fatal end.
I thought Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robie were excellent in their respective roles. I’m usually fascinated by the styling and productions of British period films and this was no exception. The story felt slow towards the middle, but finished with a punch. Also, it doesn’t help that I’m all agog when it comes to the Scottish accent. Thank you, Outlander, for your influence!
You really get a sense of the ridiculous crap that Mary went through, some of it based on bad decision making on her own part, but a lot of it based on men steering the queens in both camps. Mary was ripped to shreds by the men in her life, and Elizabeth managed to avoid some of the same unwanted control. There was some artistic licenses taken when creating this story of the two queens, but I found in this film that both queens dealt with their own share of sadness and helplessness in each of their predicaments.
I can’t wait to read the book this was based on Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John Guy. For now, I’ll give this movie three stars***. I enjoyed it and I wouldn’t mind watching it again.
