Mrs Brown- Rating ✰✰✰✰

From the title you wouldn't guess that this film is based on queen Victoria's later life, (unless you had background history knowledge). The film is good to watch after the young Victoria, as you find it almost follows on in telling you what happens to Victoria after her husband died.
In the fillm Victoria seems a lost soul in comparison to her younger days. It is interesting how a common Scottish man named John Brown (played by Billy Connolly) could bring her out of her darkest days.The film is humerus in many ways and brings social surprises that you wouldn't expect in those days, for example John Brown referes to Victoria as 'Woman', nobody else in the royal household would have got away with this. He becomes a companion a friend and most of all for the queen a comfort blanket. However what the royal household are asking and the British public is 'how long will this friendship really last? Will Victoria eventually cast him away, as any monarchs did with commoners those days?'.
I personally understood how Victoria behaved in her later days. She wasnt slacking on her duty's, she was totally grief stricken. Unfortuneatly the film doesn't quite have the happy ending i would have hoped for.However it is based on a true story and true stories don't usually have happy endings. John Brown Died before her and she reigned for 18 years after that. Becoming Britain's longest reigning monarch (maybe our Lizzy will take her over eh?).
Again not a film for everyone however if you are interested in this type of genre i would reccomend it. I may even (dare i say it) go as far as saying that this film is better than the all glittery blockbuster 'The young Victoria'.