The Queen of Spain
Myriad Pictures | Release Date: August 18, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
7
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerAug 24, 2017
Trueba, 62, has reassembled a lot of the old cast, most of whom play characters trying to recapture old magic. Make of that what you will. It's fun. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAndy WebsterAug 16, 2017
The Queen of Spain, a light ensemble romp from the veteran director Fernando Trueba, has fun with movie lore even as it pillories Hollywood’s deal-making with the Francisco Franco regime in the 1950s. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawAug 14, 2017
Cruz carries the film. She has a ridiculous kind of heroism, and her disguises are hilarious, particularly as a knight, when she insists on wearing a false beard under her helmet. Read full review
51
Paste MagazineDeborah KriegerSep 6, 2017
When the film makes its hairpin turn from comedy to drama, it doesn’t really fully commit, which has the effect of negating the power of its more serious ideas. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesSheri LindenAug 17, 2017
Had the comedy been sharper, this movie-loving movie might have convincingly meshed its Technicolor caricatures and antifascist heroics. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJonathan HollandAug 17, 2017
One of the most unsettling things about Queen is how awkwardly it tackles all this painful, historical material: it’s as though Trueba’s script knows that homage must be paid to it, but it feels shoehorned in. Read full review
40
Village VoiceTatiana CraineAug 15, 2017
Sumptuous production and costume design coupled with José Luis Alcaine’s expert cinematography make it a feast for the eyes…but there’s not much more substance. Read full review
40
Screen DailySarah WardAug 14, 2017
It might be fitting that a film about a film made under a censor-heavy regime is better to look at than engage with, but it also says much about the slight and stretched The Queen of Spain. Read full review
40
VarietyJay WeissbergAug 14, 2017
Sure it’s meant to be taken in good fun, but the energy keeps getting undercut by over-broad comedy and uninspired scenes, such as a limp musical number in the Isabella movie. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comNick AllenAug 18, 2017
The Queen of Spain can only offer scant entertainment for movie buffs and non-movie buffs alike. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonAug 13, 2017
Fernando Trueba fails to probe the political implications of The Queen of Spain's period milieu, which is particularly confounding given the filmmaker’s evident anti-fascist sympathies. Read full review
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