A Royal Night Out (2015)

Despite its historical inaccuracies and general fluffy feel, this straight-forward forties party piece plays it pretty close to the formula but is ultimately a quite fun, fast and free-flowingly light-hearted affair that keeps things above board but doesn't really dip under the surface of its real-life protagonist or her famous family, though it never really set out to. Ultimately, 'A Royal Night Out (2015)' seems kind of pointless but also kind of refreshing; it certainly portrays a unique perspective. The message seems to be that even the most 'Royal' are only human, too, and they just want to have fun like the rest of us. Then there's moments where the piece tries to stick a slight 'what-if' character-study type situation onto the surface - and only the surface - which feels very superficial, incredibly obvious and slightly inauthentic, considering the story itself is only loosely based around a rather mundane seeming event. In the end, though, it's a nice flick that's a feel-good experience throughout and, whether or not it's got anything substantial to say, that can only be good thing. 6/10

I've just finished watching this and many superlatives come to mind: most unbelievable, most ridiculous, most laughable (though not meant to be) story line I've ever seen. Seriously, a drunken Princess Margaret being pushed along the street in a wheelbarrow? An airman gone AWOL having breakfast with the King and Queen the morning after VE Day? Margaret arriving at a dodgy club in the company of four prostitutes?The only factual element in the film was Elizabeth and Margaret being let out of the palace briefly to mingle with the crowds outside the Palace. The rest of it is the product of a high fanciful and vivid screenwriter's imagination.

I loved this movie. I've seen reviews calling out some 'goofs' or saying it was 'pompous'. Seriously - this is not meant to be a serious movie. It's just fun. I watched it on a flight from London back to the U.S. - and was so happy when it came out on pay-per-view - so I watched it again. I thought they did a nice job on creating characters that look much like the real people would have looked. And for those who pay attention, they even used the king's nickname - which we've learned from other movies. So it made it seem even more real. One critique is that they really didn't need the one brief nude scene. Now I can't watch this with my grandchildren - which is a shame - because otherwise it would be fun to watch with the kids. The airline version did not have the nudity - so it would have been nice if they could have left it out altogether.

I didn't expect to love this movie as much as I did. i didn't hear anyone talk about it so it wasn't really on my radar. I gave it a shot and was surprised by just how much I loved it. This is a well made and acted movie, there are a lot of reasons to love it. But my personal interests also influence how much I like it. I love movies about royalties, I love movies set in this time period, and I also love it when movies span over just one day or night. So yeah…this movie was made for me. Definitely one of my favorite movies of the year.It's official, the war is won by the Allied. The whole of Britain is celebrating. Exceptionally Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed to go out and join the party. It evolves into a whirlwind of a night for the Princesses with excitement, danger, romance and a lot of un-allowed fun.I basically loved everything about this movie. The story is light and fun, but not dumb. The fact that the people, time and setting is real enhances the story. The events are said to be based on a true story, but i'm not sure how much of it is real. But that doesn't really matter to me. The story was fast-paced, especially for a movie set in just one day/night. I loved that upbeat kinda feeling it reminded me of going out and partying all night, moving from one place to the next out on the town, it fit perfectly.The soundtrack enhanced the upbeat pace. With fun celebration type music that fit the time and place perfectly. It was very important for this movie to work that we feel the time-period and the happy victory of the day. This whole atmosphere was built fantastically through the music, the sets and the costume design.The acting was amazing. We see some older established actors like Rupert Everett and Emily Watson. But also some very exciting up and coming actors like Sarah Gadon and Bel Powley. The dynamic between the actors was good. The 'love interest' was played by Jack Reynor, not only is the guy incredibly handsome, he and Sarah Gadon had great chemistry. I loved the bitter-sweet ending to their amazing night together. This was one of those movies where you want to follow the characters around, you actually like them and it's just fun to see their amazing night.This movie was great. I encourage everyone to watch it! I took a while before giving it a rating. I waited to see if the movie would stick with me. After a while I was still thinking about this movie and it still gave me good feelings when thinking about it. So I thought the 9/10 was very well deserved! Seriously, not enough people are talking about this flick. It deserves many more viewers and fans. Do yourself a favor and watch this movie, I bet you're gonna love it!