W.E.

2011

Action / Drama / History / Romance

15
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 48% · 111 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 48% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 14087 14.1K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Madonna Photo
Madonna

Top cast

Richard Coyle Photo
Richard Coyle as William Winthrop
David Harbour Photo
David Harbour as Ernest
Natalie Dormer Photo
Natalie Dormer as Elizabeth
Charles Chaplin Photo
Charles Chaplin as The Tramp
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1018.57 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
Seeds 4
1.91 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by secondtake 7 / 10

A fantasy with realistic (and historical) roots...well done!

W.E. (2011)Don't even think about who directed this. Think of it as a multi-layered, multi-era epic centering on the marriage of King Edward and his American love, Wallis Simpson. He's the English king who abdicated for love. But this is the story of the love, Wallis, the woman who gave up as much as the king did, or so the thrust of the movie suggests.It's rather good! It mixes a bit of fantasizing with a contemporary woman, Wally, finding her obsession with the Wallis of history (1930s) is more than coincidence. The narrative flips between several parts of the royal story before WWII and the contemporary version, which includes a budding relationship with a guard at an exhibition of Wallis Simpson memorabilia.Whether you find either story convincing doesn't matter. One of them is of course based on history, and is interesting if you don't already know the facts. The other is an echo of the same, with the woman having to become strong and independent just as her earlier namesake did. What is most interesting is the way the two stories are inter-spliced, including some scenes where the two times zones are mixed (apparently in Wally's head, but it's very real to the audience). We start to see how often and completely women are stuck in situations they would not choose if they knew ahead of time. It's about independence, yes, but also failure to be independent and the consequences. And maybe it's about learning a little from history.The director? Madonna. Yes, the singer from Michigan. The director of the terrible bomb "Filth and Wisdom." Here there is some real cinematic intelligence. It's a good movie. Flawed, a bit longer than it needs to be, a bit forced in the layering of stories, but well acted and conceived.
Reviewed by rentboy828-262-26038 7 / 10

Solid, Stylish Biopic

The cast alone makes this film worth watching. This was the first I watched with Oscar Isaac, and he truly generates heat in every scene with Abbi Cornish. Andrea Riseborough gives a star making performance that should have been recognized when the film was originally released. Madonna, as a director, knows how to let her cast do their thing and brings a stylish eye to the set design and costumes. Of course the critics were ready with their claws out but anyone who watches the film with an objective eye will be pleasantly rewarded.
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