Marie Antoinette (2006)
Marie Antoinette (2006) 5/10
While there is no doubt that Sofia Coppola has a good eye for visuals, Coppola hasn’t got the knack of telling stories. Just like the (in my opinion) vastly overrated Lost In Translation, Coppola is able to recreate mood and invoke imagery with great skill. However, this does not hide the fact that there is virtually no plot and for much of the running time of the film, nothing much happens.
Granted, Kirsten Dunst is a talented actress and a fine choice, but when given such a flower vase role, there really isn’t much she can do. With the overuse of music that makes it feel like an MTV-esque version of history, Marie Antoinette’s greatest strength is in the excellent cinematography and top notch costumes. But beyond that, the film lacks the gravitas and reduces its lead character to a simplistic, one-dimensional display. In the end, Marie Antoinette the person mirrors Marie Antoinette the movie- nice to look at but hollow in the inside.
