Synopsis
The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter romance and danger.
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Cast
- Sarah GadonPrincess Elizabeth
- Bel PowleyPrincess Margaret
- Emily WatsonQueen Elizabeth
- Rupert EverettKing George
- Mark HadfieldMickey
- Jack LaskeyCaptain Pryce
- Jack GordonLieutenant Burridge
- Tim PotterDuty Manager
- Jack ReynorJack
- Roger AllamGangster
Recommendations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite it’s entirely predictable, cliché-embracing script, executed with a shrewd mix of forelock-tugging rectitude and cheekiness by director Julian Jarrold (Brideshead Revisited, Kinky Boots), it remains an eminently watchable diversion. - 70
Screen Daily
There’s a jazzy air throughout and the sound of the dance halls resonate. - 70
Variety
Julian Jarrold’s brightly performed exercise in speculative history scores as a frothier, more feminine bookend to “The King’s Speech” — though it’s no less engaging or accomplished. - 63
Movie Nation
The surprises are few, and none of it am0unts to a whole lot. But for those up to taking yet another British sentimental journey to “their finest hour,” A Royal Night Out manages something unheard of in the decades of Windsor wooliness since. It makes them cute, if only for one night. - 60
Empire
A cheerful comedy-drama with charm to spare. - 60
The Telegraph
Of course it’s lightweight, bordering on disposable.... But it’s also genuinely warm-spirited, with three lovable central performances from Gadon, Powley and Reynor - 60
Time Out London
When it’s playing for laughs, ‘A Royal Night Out’ is harmless good fun. - 60
Total Film
Jarrold struggles to sweep things along with quite enough vigour – budget constraints crowd the edge of the frame – but Gadon is intoxicating as Elizabeth.
