The Favourite
- 2019 film
Olivia Colman stars as a frail Queen Anne in this film from the director of The Lobster. Also features Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith and more.
Streaming rank this week: 286
Press clippings Page 4
The Favourite: a laugh rate on a par with Airplane!
Consistently, relentlessly hilarious, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone are on top form in this deranged court comedy.
Christopher Hooton, The Independent, 2nd January 2019Review: The Favourite
With a running time of just under two hours, The Favourite positively gallops along, making me laugh out loud and, occasionally, gasp in surprise. It would be very hard to think of a more enjoyable way to begin a new year's viewing.
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 2nd January 2019The Favourite is a vicious, rollicking period comedy
Colman's Queen Anne is sweet and giddy and transparently bonkers.
Ryan Gilbey, The New Statesman, 2nd January 2019The Favourite review
A gorgeous and gobsmacking tragicomedy.
Mark Harrison, Den Of Geek, 2nd January 2019The Favourite - review from Mark Kermode
Yorgos Lanthimos's tragicomedy set in the court of Queen Anne boasts daring performances from its three female stars and lashings of lust, intrigue and deceit.
Mark Kermode, The Guardian, 30th December 2018Review: The Favourite
Despite its appearance, with exquisitely realised production design and costume work, a normal period drama this is not. It's a joy to spend a couple of hours in its macabre, off-kilter world.
Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 28th December 2018The Favourite review
Yorgos Lanthimos's absurdist take on the court of Queen Anne is wildly entertaining.
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times, 24th December 2018In bed with Queen Anne? Fact-checking The Favourite
Yorgos Lanthimos's new film, The Favourite, is unafraid to go a good way beyond known facts, yet the history behind the fiction is almost as surprising.
Ophelia Field, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2018The Favourite review
The court of Queen Anne becomes a battleground for the formidable trio of Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone in this wonderfully irreverent romp from the director of The Lobster.
Emma Simmonds, Radio Times, 21st December 2018Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz interview
The three stars talk rivalry, royalty, referendums and the depiction of women running the country in their new period drama. Will the script's filthy language affect their Oscar chances?
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 18th December 2018