The Happy Prince

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: October 10, 2018

6.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 17 Ratings

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justwibiOct 25, 2018

Rupert Everett passion and patience is pay very very well. it's not perfect but there's a heart in this film.

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GinaKNov 1, 2018

Rupert Everett directs an absorbing film about the final years of Oscar Wilde, which he also wrote. You can tell that Everett is an actor, since his film is beautifully cast with other wonderful British actors. For example, Emily Watson isRupert Everett directs an absorbing film about the final years of Oscar Wilde, which he also wrote. You can tell that Everett is an actor, since his film is beautifully cast with other wonderful British actors. For example, Emily Watson is excellent as Wilde’s long-suffering wife Constance and likewise Colin Firth as his friend Reggie Turner. Colin Morgan is close to perfect as Bosie, and superb character actors like Tom Wilkinson add to the acting richness of the film. Actor Everett dominates with a sympathetic and nuanced performance as Wilde, and does a very good (if not great) job as director. For example, I wish Everett had included more about Wilde’s great London successes, which would have made the film richer and more comprehensible to non-British audiences.… Expand

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Tricko2103Aug 13, 2020

I’m surprised at the somewhat lukewarm reviews here. I really like this film, particularly the grimy but beautiful look of it which evokes 19th century Europe so well you can almost smell it. It’s sentimental, sure, but I think it resonatesI’m surprised at the somewhat lukewarm reviews here. I really like this film, particularly the grimy but beautiful look of it which evokes 19th century Europe so well you can almost smell it. It’s sentimental, sure, but I think it resonates well with the story of Wilde’s last years. He was a sentimentalist, after all, as well as a narcissist, a satirist and a charmer, and all of these qualities are legible through the melancholia of the story. Beautiful performances, as others have noted.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 26, 2021

This is a film with some nice settings, decent cinematography and of course its relatively thought-provoking. The cast do well in their roles (although I did feel that perhaps Rupert Everett was overacting at times slightly but that aside theThis is a film with some nice settings, decent cinematography and of course its relatively thought-provoking. The cast do well in their roles (although I did feel that perhaps Rupert Everett was overacting at times slightly but that aside the acting is fine) and I thought the script was pretty decent, although it's not a film that's likely to stay with me for a long time (i.e. it's not especially memorable). The main character is pretty pompous at times and may not be the most easily likeable of characters - there is a pretentiousness there but at the same time, other peoples disdain for his way of life is made clear. Whether or not you feel sorry for the situation he's found himself in will vary from person to person - I thought some of the dialogue was somewhat philosophical and it's that which I felt was thought-provoking. The title is an ironic one and its the name of a tale which Oscar tells people at his bedside during the film.

I should also add that there's quite a lot of French dialogue, so if you really dislike subtitles/don't understand French then this film may not be ideal for you.

Overall, however, I would recommend it, yes.… Expand

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