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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "THE YOUNG VICTORIA" (2009) (Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend) (PG) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Moderate None Extreme Mild Heavy Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Minor Mild None None Minor Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Moderate Minor Heavy Moderate Moderate QUICK TAKE: Drama: Princess Victoria must contend with various people trying to manipulate and/or win over her and her favors both before and after she becomes the Queen of England in the mid 19th century. PLOT: It's 1837 and Princess Victoria (EMILY BLUNT) is about to celebrate her 18th birthday. Next in line to rule England due to King William (JIM BROADBENT) having no other heirs, Victoria lives a gilded cage existence where she's not allowed to go to school with other kids, read contemporary novels or even go down the steps by herself. Even worse, she feels like a coveted chess piece, with various figures after her and/or her power. First and foremost is her mother, the Duchess of Kent (MIRANDA RICHARDSON), and her advisor, Sir John Conroy (MARK STRONG), who's trying to force her to sign a regency order that will, upon the King's demise, give the Duchess and thus Conroy control over the country. Then there's Victoria's uncle, King Leopold (THOMAS KRETSCHMANN) of Belgium who wants his nephew, Prince Albert (RUPERT FRIEND), to win her heart and hand in marriage before anyone else. As Albert arrives to do just that, with his brother in tow, politician Lord Melbourne (PAUL BETTANY) is scheming to become her advisor and place his friends and acquaintances into her court. Upon the King's death, Victoria assumes the thrown, and must then not only continue dealing with others attempting to win her favor, but also former Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel (MICHAEL MALONEY) as well as her relationship with both Prince Albert and the general population. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Unless they're into period costume dramas and/or are fans of anyone in the cast, it's probably not that likely. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG For some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental language and smoking. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: EMILY BLUNT plays the teenage princess who becomes the Queen of England while just 18-years-old. She must initially contend with living a gilded cage life, and then the efforts of various people, including her own mother, to manipulate her for political and access to power reasons. RUPERT FRIEND plays her cousin, a Belgian prince who's ordered by his uncle, the King, to win her heart and hand for family political and power connections. He's awkward at that, yet eventually succeeds, but only because he truly loves her. He then becomes her husband and advisor who helps push through social reform. PAUL BETTANY plays a politician who schemes to become the Queen's personal advisor so that he can put his friends in her court and thus increase his power base. MIRANDA RICHARDSON plays Victoria's mother who allows Conroy to call the shots to the point that the mother-daughter relationship becomes extremely strained. MARK STRONG plays her advisor who tries to force Victoria to sign a regency order that will, in effect, give him rule of the country through her mother. Accordingly, he isn't happy when things don't go his way and his power is diminished. He occasionally gets physical with the teen while trying to force her to do what he wants, and drinks in several scenes. JIM BROADBENT plays the outspoken King, Victoria's uncle who isn't happy about the maneuvering by others or that her mother has kept the teen away from him. He's intoxicated in one scene. THOMAS KRETSCHMANN plays Victoria's uncle who wants his nephew, Prince Albert, to marry her so that he has access to her power and politics. He briefly smokes. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: Here's a quick look at the content found in this period costume drama that's been rated PG. A brief profanity and a few colorful phrases are uttered. We see a newly married couple fooling around before sex (with the act occurring off camera), and other sex is implied. Varying amounts of period style cleavage are visible, while there's some classic style nudity with statues and paintings. Violence consists of a non-graphic assassination attempt via gunshot (where another person ends up wounded -- no blood), and that and a man manhandling a teenage girl might be unsettling to some viewers. Drinking occurs in several scenes, with a man appearing tipsy in one. Various bad attitudes are present, as is tense family material. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some fluid camera movement from time to time, including some spin-around camera shots, while there's some bouncy footage during a carriage ride. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE We see a drink by John. King William has a drink and we then see rows of them for dinner. He then has more and seems a bit tipsy. John has a drink. Some miscellaneous people hold drinks during some piano playing. Miscellaneous people have drinks with dinner. John has a drink. Miscellaneous people hold drinks. BLOOD/GORE None. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE John tries to force Victoria into signing a regency order that would give her mother control of the country (and thus, indirectly, John as well). King Leopold wants to position his nephew, Prince Albert, as Victoria's suitor, but only for political purposes. At the same time, Lord Melbourne positions himself to become her advisor (also to influence her, albeit subtly) and put his friends and acquaintances into her court. John grabs Victoria, throws her down to a sofa, and makes demands of her, while the Duchess of Kent does nothing, thus drawing her daughter's ire. He then kicks at her small dog as it follows her out of the room. Lord Melbourne looks down on the common people, and Victoria calls him on that. Prince Albert discovers that John has apparently spent, stolen or squirreled away the Duchess of Kent's money. A person tries to assassinate the Queen and ends up shooting and wounding Prince Albert instead. FRIGHTENING SCENES As Victoria and Prince Albert ride in a carriage, a gunshot suddenly rings out. He then dives over Victoria to protect her as another shot is fired, and we then see someone grabbing the shooter. That's followed by a view of a somewhat limp Prince Albert being dragged/carried into the palace and his condition isn't immediately known. Later, however, we see his arm in a sling meaning that's where he was shot. GUNS/WEAPONS King Leopold wears a ceremonial sword. We see Prince Albert doing some archery practice, and he later shows Victoria how to handle a bow. Guards at Buckingham Palace carry rifles. Palace guards have rifles. Guards hold ceremonial spears in the palace. As Victoria and Prince Albert ride in a carriage, a gunshot suddenly rings out. He then dives over Victoria to protect her as another shot is fired, and we then see someone grabbing the shooter. That's followed by a view of a somewhat limp Prince Albert being dragged/carried into the palace and his condition isn't immediately known. Later, however, we see his arm in a sling meaning that's where he was shot. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Have you lost your mind?" and "I will not have my role usurped." JUMP SCENES John informs Victoria of news of an armed man in the gardens, followed by the sudden breaking of a window in that room. As Victoria and Prince Albert ride in a carriage, a gunshot suddenly rings out. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY At least 1 damn and 1 use of "Good God." SEX/NUDITY A classic statue shows bare breasts. Some classic paintings show nudity, including a fully nude family (husband, wife and young child) where the woman's bare breasts are the most explicit thing seen (due to positioning of the bodies), while another painting shows a woman's bare butt. While leaning over, Victoria ends up showing the tops of her breasts and some cleavage in her period dress. The Duchess of Kent shows some cleavage. A statue shows a child's (or possibly Cupid's) bare butt. Leopold's advisor says they need to get Prince Albert in Victoria's bed. Lord Melbourne's friend shows cleavage. Victoria shows a little cleavage. Prince Albert and Victoria kiss. After their marriage, Victoria is in a nightgown and Prince Albert is still clothed as they kiss while seated upright on their bed. She then moves closer and may straddle his lap (below the camera shot) as they continue to kiss. After they've had sex, she happily states, "Now I am quite married." She then playfully lies on top of him. Later, we see him putting a stocking on and up her bare leg (she's in the period equivalent of lingerie that also shows cleavage), but he takes that back off when he hears they only have three days together before she's off touring. Victoria and Prince Albert do some more kissing, with her starting to undress him and he doing the same to her, but they're still otherwise fully clothed as the scene ends (but sex is implied and she later announces she's pregnant). Victoria and Prince Albert kiss on their bed in their bed clothes. Lord Melbourne's friend shows cleavage. SMOKING Leopold smokes a cigar. TENSE FAMILY SCENES There's brief talk of Victoria's father dying in the past. Prince Albert briefly talks of his mother's death in the past. King William lets the Duchess of Kent have it (at a large dinner) for keeping Victoria away from him. John grabs Victoria, throws her down to a sofa, and makes demands of her, while the Duchess of Kent does nothing, thus drawing her daughter's ire. He then kicks at her small dog as it follows her out of the room. Victoria receives news that King William has died (we don't hear the actual words). Due to her previous scheming with John, the Duchess of Kent lives in the same palace as Victoria, but has little contact with her. When she gets a letter from her mom stating that's what she still is, that makes Victoria cry. Victoria is mad at Prince Albert for what she thinks was him disrespecting her role. That leads to an argument between them, with her saying she will not have her role usurped. As he then leaves the room, she orders him to stay, but he leaves. A person tries to assassinate the Queen and ends up shooting and wounding Prince Albert instead as he shields her from harm. She then worries about his condition as he's rushed inside. An onscreen title states that Prince Albert died at the age of 42 from typhus, and that Victoria had his clothes laid out every day until her death decades later. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The historical accuracy and/or artistic license taken with the true story. Monarchies. Victoria living her life in what's essentially a gilded cage, cared for but isolated and lonely. Someone as young as Victoria ending up ruling the country. While playing chess with him (and watched by the Duchess of Kent, John and others), Victoria asks Prince Albert if he ever feels like a chess piece, moved by others and played against his will. VIOLENCE John grabs Victoria, throws her down to a sofa, and makes demands of her, while the Duchess of Kent does nothing, thus drawing her daughter's ire. He then kicks at her small dog as it follows her out of the room. Victoria has a nightmare where John grabs her hand while she plays chess. John kicks a chair and then throws his drink glass in anger. As Victoria and Prince Albert ride in a carriage, a gunshot suddenly rings out. He then dives over Victoria to protect her as another shot is fired, and we then see someone grabbing the shooter. That's followed by a view of a somewhat limp Prince Albert being dragged/carried into the palace and his condition isn't immediately known. Later, however, we see his arm in a sling meaning that's where he was shot. Reviewed November 11, 2009 / Posted December 18, 2009

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