Synopsis
In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.
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Cast
- Abbie CornishWally Winthrop
- Andrea RiseboroughWallis Simpson
- James D'ArcyEdward
- Oscar IsaacEvgeni
- Richard CoyleWilliam Winthrop
- David HarbourErnest
- James FoxKing George V
- Judy ParfittQueen Mary
- Haluk BilginerAl Fayed
- Geoffrey PalmerStanley Baldwin
Recommendations
- 75
Slant Magazine
W.E.'s is a kind of dynamic pleasure that allows for non-shameful identification with the feminine and a fantasy of becoming what we see. - 60
Empire
An uneven study of a notorious love story, raised by some superb performances and nuances, but brought down by awkward direction. - 58
IndieWire
W.E. is less outright bad than underwhelming; if the director were unknown, it would hardly deserve notice. Like her first film, the 2008 "Filth and Wisdom," it suffers from countless storytelling flaws. - 55
Movieline
W.E. is actually two intertwining stories - or maybe, more accurately, two stories clumsily rubbing against each other in an awkward attempt to set off a spark. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
As easy on the eyes and ears as it is embalmed from any dramatic point of view. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
The movie is a folly, a desultory vanity project for its director and co-writer. But for those very reasons, W.E., by world-renowned personage and lesser-known filmmaker Madonna, is not without twisted interest. - 40
Salon
You can't call W.E. a total disaster; it's too pretty, too nonsensical and finally too insignificant for that. - 40
Variety
Burdened with risible dialogue and weak performances, picture doesn't have much going for it apart from lavish production design and terrific, well-researched costumes -- and it's in focus, which is more than can be said for the script.
