The Princess
HBO | Release Date: August 13, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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60
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJan 28, 2022
The Princess tells us nothing we don’t already know, but there’s bracing value in seeing it crisply spelled out. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 12, 2022
There’s no narrator, no interviews, no dramatic re-creations of events—simply an admittedly well-edited but ultimately unenlightening mash-up of archival footage, person-on-the-street interviews from the time, snippets from chat shows and audio and video clips of various newscasters and pundits. We’re left wondering: What. Is. The. Point. Read full review
42
ColliderChase HutchinsonAug 17, 2022
It is a work that is so caught up in the noise that it drowns out the moments of the profound silence that could have spoken to something more. Read full review
40
EmpireElla KempJul 5, 2022
An exhaustive yet still superficial and queasy look at the awful liberties the world took with one woman’s life and image — and is now doing all over again. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterCaryn JamesJan 28, 2022
A flawed little time capsule, the doc veers uneasily between kindly character portrait and shallow attempt at media studies. Read full review
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