Diana: The Musical
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 1, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
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Mixed:
1
Negative:
6
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75
San Francisco ChronicleLily JaniakOct 1, 2021
Writers David Bryan and Joe DiPietro are somehow always generous yet trenchant with their rich source material. It’s a fairy tale with a “a pretty, pretty girl in a pretty, pretty dress,” but one with a rotten foundation — a royal marriage less built on love than strategized by cold pragmatism. Read full review
60
CNNBrian LowryOct 1, 2021
Diana: The Musical might make for a fine night out at the theater, but viewed on Netflix, what's billed as a "special presentation" becomes another shiny bauble that ultimately doesn't feel particularly special. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeDon AucoinOct 1, 2021
As biography, Diana is shallow and reductive, checking the boxes of an extremely well-known story with numbing predictability. As musical theater, Diana is a forgettable farrago of painfully on-the-nose lyrics and clashing song styles that ventures perilously close to camp. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comChristy LemireOct 1, 2021
Despite a few musical bright spots, you’ll leave humming the costumes. Read full review
25
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsOct 4, 2021
It’s tolerable, I suppose, if you don’t have to listen to it. Unfortunately it’s a musical so you have to listen to it. Read full review
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Entertainment WeeklyMaureen Lee LenkerOct 4, 2021
If you want royal intrigue and insight, do yourself a favor and revisit Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview because Diana: The Musical is rather like the royal family itself these days, expensive and pointless. Read full review
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Vanity FairRichard LawsonOct 9, 2021
This is not a considered look at someone’s life; it’s a cash-in that just wants to get to the tragic end, hoping that the audience will convince themselves that they felt something along the way. Read full review
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The GuardianPeter BradshawOct 1, 2021
This is a Rocky Horror Picture Show of cluelessness and misjudged Judy Garlandification. I can imagine masochists getting together for Diana: The Musical parties, just to sing the most nightmarish lines along with the cast. The rest of us will need a long lie down. Read full review
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