Victoria & Albert

Good acting and costumes

I love this movie even if it isn’t truly accurate but unfortunately I only received ONE DISC!! I’ve watched this movie a long time ago so I can review it but shame on Amazon for sending only ONE disc when there are supposed to be 2 TWO discs!

In general, this is an excellent telling of Victoria's up to Albert's death. Victoria Hamilton, aside from her annoying laughs interjected all too often, plays a quite good Victoria. I was driven back to watching this by having watched her as the Queen Mother in The Crown (where she still uses that annoying laugh). Firth is an excellent Albert as well, and not quite so passionate a lover as in the Victoria series. Which, while sad, is closer to the reality of their relationship from what we know. Lord M is a much more sinister character here, but David Suchet and Peter Ustinov are worth the price alone. Ustinov's William IV is not an afterthought and Suchet brings a charming oiliness to his role that is perfect. All in all, if Victoria (which has had several seasons to do it in) hadn't come out, this would be my favorite rendition, and it's still well worth seeing.

This is a two part TV movie by the BBC and A&E. There is an impressive list of stars and I enjoyed the series. But there were some minor things that were not completely accurate. Again, these are minor but if you know about Queen Victoria you will likely be slightly taken aback by them. For example, it is known that from her first meeting the young Victoria admired Albert's beautiful mustachioed face; he is clean shaven until much later. Also, his brother Ernest is played by the new Battlestar Galactica's Gaius Baltar, and I just couldn't get past that role (I know this movie came first), and his mannerisms (little smirk, slightly goofy way of handling himself) distracted more than typified what I read of Ernest. The portrayal on PBS' Victoria is more like what you would expect from reading about him. I didn't deduct for those reasons. It is a nice introduction to Victoria and Albert overall.

Before I saw the movie I knew a little about Victoria and Albert,then afterwards I went back and read my history book on the Royals and was pleasently surprised as to how accurate the movie was...the only differance between the book and the movie that I noticed was that Victoria did not like her children very much even though she loved Albert...then as they got older she became fond of them....one scene in the movie I especially liked is when Albert and Victoria had a huge diagreememt over the care of one of the children and the woman who was Victoria's nanny when she was little.... disagreed with Albert... and Victoria took the nanny's side over Alberts he storms from the room and goes back to the bedroom and locks the door,she storms after him, and when she found the door locked she knocked... he asked ...who is it...she said....Its the QUEEN....he refused to open the door, she started to walk away then turned back and softly knocked this time, and he softly answered... who is it and she says .....its your wife he was firm but very loving with her...he told her when it comes to the children he is speaking to her as their father not as her consort.I am glad I got this movie I absolutely love it.It was well acted by every one,very entertaining,another thing I liked was she got rid of her nanny she made her leave and any one who tried to come between her and Albert she did the same,this movie is worth every penny.

As I write this in 2016, I'm reminded how few people remember the days when A&E was the channel of "Arts & Entertainment" where your could "Escape The Ordinary" and it was "Time Well Spent" in front of the television. "Victoria & Albert" was one of the final presentations before its rapid descent into reality shows and the ever-so-ordinary programming available on every other channel. While the movie is a great deal more about British costume drama than history, it is a wonderful story that prompted me to learn a great deal more about Queen Victoria's actual ascent to the throne and life in the royal household. The movie presents the story in such an emotionally moving manner that it forces you to consider the characters as actual people rather than the dust-covered figures from a long forgotten history class. I think young students would be much more open to and interested in the actual history if "Victoria & Albert" was shown as an introduction to the actual history lesson. It certainly was the catalyst for my interest in the subject- and, undoubtedly, "time well spent."

I watch historical TV series primarily for the sumptuous sets and costumes (this is not the place to seriously study history). "Victorian & Albert" has gorgeous sets and costumes, but I really wish they'd given the actors some lessons in period movement. In particular the one who played Queen Victoria. The real queen never had a tiny waist, hollow cheekbones, and prominent shoulder blades--even at 18. But at least it's understandable that the producers wanted her to conform to a modern ideal of beauty. The actress's movements, however, are atrocious-and she's never still. She has a heavy (audible!) tramping walk, she wriggles her arms, she hunches and shrugs her shoulders, she has a million little pouts and grimaces. And on top of it all there's her prolonged, husky giggle. Put her back in "Sex & the City," or wherever she came from, and back in a bathing suit, or whatever she's used to wearing.

Absolutely brilliant, I had never seen this production before and I have to just say Victoria Hamilton and Jonathan Firth were superb as Victoria and Albert, really marvellous. I had to watch it all in one go, but it was a day off work and it was raining heavy all day, so thats my excuse! Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Jonathan Firth is "wow" as Prince Albert, and I did find it so sad when Albert died, it was so moving I cried. And I felt the shock that Victoria suffered as he died, I just felt so very sorry for her left on her own to rule England, without her beloved Albert by her side. But she found the courage to carry on, she was a grand lady indeed. And this was a grand programme of that lady and her prince! Very well done.

Didn't overdramatise or wander off into fanciful speculation. Only regret is that it lacks subtitles fot the HoH

Superb performance by VIctoria Hamilton and also Jonathan Firth.Good emphasis on the crystal palace exhition.Nostalgic reasons for purchasing ,I saw this production some years earlier and thoroughly enjoyed it,I was not disappointed when I viewed it again.

Its a nice film to watch if you are interested in the story of Victoria and Albert but I have to confess I found the film a little 'lightweight' I wasn't particularly bothered if I missed 5 mins. I much prefer Young Victoria starring Emily Blunt, much more entertaining

I bought this for my dad and he thoroughly enjoyed this , I would recommend it as I thought was reall well done too