Rotten
It's hard to hate a movie that escorts us to such lovely locales, but instead of marking the territory as her own, Madonna has directed a potentially provocative story like a virgin.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
W.E.
Their affair ignited a scandal. Their passion brought down an empire.
2011 · 1h 59m
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Madonna
Overview
In 1998, an auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor causes great excitement. For one woman, Wally Winthrop, it has much more meaning. Wally becomes obsessed by their historic love story. As she learns more about the sacrifices involved, Wally gains her own courage to find happiness.
Director and cast
- Madonna Director
- Abbie Cornish as Wally Winthrop
- Andrea Riseborough as Wallis Simpson
- James D'Arcy as Edward
- Oscar Isaac as Evgeni
- Richard Coyle as William Winthrop
- David Harbour as Ernest
- James Fox as King George V
- Judy Parfitt as Queen Mary
- Haluk Bilginer as Al Fayed
- Geoffrey Palmer as Stanley Baldwin
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
With "W.E." Madonna gorges on glamour, architectural porn and haute couture but starves the mind.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
The film is stylishly shot. And, in weaving the stories of Wally and Wallis, Madonna trusts viewers to move from mood to mood, era to era without overexplanation, the way music-video editing long ago trained us to.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
A movie more concerned with how things look than how they feel.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Rotten
The production is nice looking, and telling the Edward-and-Wallis story from her side is an interesting idea, but it's one that Madonna simply can't pull off here.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
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