"W./E."

Hot on the heels of "The King's Speech", we as good as have the prequel to the Oscar winning movie, (although they are in no way connected) namely looking at the scandal that rocked the British Monarchy, and the love affair between King Edward VIII and American Socialite Wallis Simpson.

Tagged with that story is also that of current day New Yorker Wally Winthrop. A woman trapped in a loveless marriage, unable to have children, at least with the man she is with, and feels so unhappy. During an exhibition at the local Museum of artifacts from the Edward VIII and Simpson, it strikes a chord with her, and this leads to a crossover with the two stories running in tandum.

Both women struggling to find happiness, both women trapped by various aspects. The crossover does work quite nicely, especially when towards the end of the film Wally finds herself actually having conversations with Wallis Simpson.
The cast all do a great job in their respective roles, but top marks to Andrea Riseborough as Wallis Simpson, a great job was done there. Beautifully shot, and accompanying those wonderful images is a first class score composed by Abel Korzeniowski. I for one will be buying the CD soundtrack.

This is only Madonna's second film as Director, and I hope it is something that she will continue with as she has done an oustanding job in the Director'r chair, especially as it is not the type of film that one would expect Madonna to be involved with.

7 out of 10