The Favourite (2018): Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz vie for favor of Queen Anne in era when ambitious women had to be tougher than men. Here, cruder, too. Acting by all is tightly balanced between villain and victim. Too serious for farce. Too over-the-top for straight drama. B-
The movie "The Favourite" could be used to make a case for abolishing the monarchy. OTOH, Brexit could be used to make a case for abolishing democratic government. So there's that.
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