Hyde Park on Hudson is a post-King's Speech reaction to nostalgic royalist sentimentalising which though does have a potentially interesting story at its core, this is depicting a pretty important moment in Western Civilisation's recent history after all, decides to go for a light trivial romantic comedy.
The basis of the film is the secret diary of its real-life main character, Margaret Suckley (Laura Linney).
The problem straight away with this is that it's no-where near as interesting or dramatic as the wider monumental political event that is happening at this time.
Margaret Suckley's "special relationship" with one of the most popular (but divisive) American presidents of all time, in Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray), certainly sent minor shockwaves in America when revealed after her death in 1991, but given the crucial world context at the time, minor is the key word... www.ravechild.co.uk
The basis of the film is the secret diary of its real-life main character, Margaret Suckley (Laura Linney).
The problem straight away with this is that it's no-where near as interesting or dramatic as the wider monumental political event that is happening at this time.
Margaret Suckley's "special relationship" with one of the most popular (but divisive) American presidents of all time, in Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray), certainly sent minor shockwaves in America when revealed after her death in 1991, but given the crucial world context at the time, minor is the key word... www.ravechild.co.uk