This is a movie about the universally-loved Princess Diana during the last two years of her life. The movie’s appeal or downfall according to many audience members and critics is that is relies on the fact people lived during the time Diana was around but I wasn’t even born until after her death so I could never really engage the film and give it a proper review.
“Diana” tells the story of a less than basic portion of the life of Princess Diana, played here by Naomi Watts (“King Kong”), as she has a relationship with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews “Grindhouse”). It also highlights the problems with the press she had.
I can’t really comment on Naomi Watts’ performance apart from visually as I believe I have failed to ever hear the real Princess Diana ever say so much as a single word. Visually Naomi Watts bears some resemblance and other people with have to make their own mind up as to whether she makes a good Diana on the other areas of the performance. I don’t know how anyone is supposed to judge whether the Hasnat Khan here is very accurate as he was a very private man (according to this film) but the real Hasnat Khan has come out and also bashed this picture.
“Diana” is a movie I’m not fit to give a substantial opinion on and I’m not going to pretend that I can do it. I myself saw the film and thought it was average but you’re required to have some sort of emotional attachment to enjoy it but that seems to be the reason why it’s been hated so much. It’s in many ways wrong to love someone you do not know but it’s right to follow someone addressing the world’s serious issues and that’s what people did with Diana; I have never and will never be able to experience this film the way many have. This is one movie where my thoughts are invalid.