Victoria and Abdul is a dryly amusing comedy, albeit one that skirts the bigger colonial questions it raises.
Or asDownton Abbeyaficionados are seduced into believing about the pre-World War I era, the good old days.
This leaves the film to solely rely on its light touch and courtly charms.
Victoria and Abdulis adapted from Shrabani Basus nonfiction book of the same name.
And thus is the beginning of an intriguing friendship.
At its best,Victoria and Abdulmakes for an excellent vehicle for Dench.
And since she plays a queen here, everyone can be treated as her inferior.
Yet Abduls opinion on the matter is glossed over in favor of his unwavering admiration for the British monarch.
The movie is content to mostly get lost in that aurelian hue, from the jubilee to the end.
But how mannered they look in those impeccable costumes and with the occasional self-effacing wink.
Its charming, but never fully enthralling.
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Rating:
3 out of 5
