Mrs Brown Critic Reviews

A love story about two strong-willed people who find exhilaration in testing each other. It is not about sexual love, or even romantic love, really, but about that kind of love based on challenge and fascination.Read the full review

Mrs. Brown will delight and touch any viewer who seeks it out. Read the full review

Though there are a number of outdoor scenes and production values are handsome, ultimately it's the narrow focus and chamber nature of the material that lends the movie its resonance and emotional power. Read the full review

Classy fare, with posh settings, gorgeous scenery and lots and lots of polishing from director John Madden ("Ethan Frome") and writer Jeremy Brock.Read the full review

Their personality types match up splendidly with the characters they play as well as each other, and Mrs. Brown's greatest pleasure is seeing and hearing them spar. Even with the gloves on, this is a battle well worth observing. Read the full review

Queen Victoria is played with splendid regal grace by Judi Dench. Read the full review

Beguiling Victoriana. [18 July 1997, p.4D]Read the full review

A first-rate historical drama. Read the full review

Elegant yet surprisingly remote royal-court drama.Read the full review