The DVD is damaged but the story is true. Nice funny clean story with no guns, sex and drugs just a clean entertaining story which happens to be about the Queen of England. You will love the acting and how with a little luck and being in the right place you can end up in a great place.
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Judi Dench is always superb. “Abdul” is gorgeous. While the film is about the devotion between these two dissimilar characters, it also gently reminds us of the rapacious nature of the British Empire of that time. Astonishing is that the Muslim man is able to display genuine affection and kindness toward Queen Victoria. Well done. Charming tale, some of which may be true.
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It's Judi Dench at her very best ! And her young Indian companion is so sweet it breaks your heart ! I was utterly surprised of course, it was kept a secret all these years, but I am Thankful to the Royal family that they would allow this story to be told at last. It reveals just how shortsighted humanity once was concerning the different races of peoples God has made. And I never saw Persian writing before in my life !
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As a life long fan of Dame Judith - had to see this movie when it came out. But it had such a small theater showing I had to wait for the DVD. WELL WORTH THE WAIT. One of the best movies of 2017! Both Judy and Ali were captivating. The story line was good - you felt for the characters and cried at the end.
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For the the second time, Dame Judi Dench portrays the widowed Queen Victoria with her amazing genius for acting. The first film, Mrs. Brown, was excellent and this one is an outstanding film as well. If you are a Dame Judi fan or a history buff, this is one you will definitely enjoy!
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The scenery and characters were excellent, I especially like the Scottish scenes, but the subtitles were hard to read too small and if I had not read the book I would have been lost at times, it jumped around too much with no transition. The same as to who was who, was not really explained in the movie.
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I finally got a chance to watch it, and it’s almost as good as the book!
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Judi Dench is wonderful in this movie as well as the other supporting actors and actresses. A very interesting view of this time period in England. The settings and costumes were excellent. Overall this was a good entertaining movie. Probably not a children's idea of a good movie.
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Very intersting bit of History. excellent performances by Dame Judy and her coconspiritor of the "glove" Tim Pigott Smith.
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Really enjoyed this dvd. I personally thought that the acting was great and believable. Culturally right on target. Also loved the costumes!!! It's good to finally see a film out of Hollywood that has content. Would love to see more films like this.
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