Madonna Louise Ciccone premieres her Oscar-nominated film W.E tonight at the Venice Film Festival and here is the first review.
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Madonna's film about the celebrated romance between King Edward VIII and the twice divorced Mrs Wallis Simpson, and the grave constitutional crisis it caused, is exquisitely done — but it’s going prove divisive.
A lot of people will loathe it, simply because it’s been made by Madonna.
But if they were to watch it with no knowledge of who directed, they would be pleasantly surprised. They might even find much of it enjoyable, although the odd moment may have them wondering if Madge has committed treason.
Whatever your feelings about Ms Ciccone, it’s impossible to refute that her film brings to the screen one of the most compelling love stories in history.
It also happens to be one of the best-dressed movies of the year. The costumes, as you would expect from the original material girl, are eye-popping. In fact, the whole thing looks fantastic — it’sdesigner Viagra.
The Weinsteins are distributing, so if this gets good critical response from the American critics, you can guarantee the Weinsteins will muscle it in for a BP nom.
