“Young Victoria”: Critics Are Amused
“The Young Victoria,” starring Emily Blunt and Rupert Friend (pictured), has premiered. At least one reviewer is impressed: ‘Blunt has a steely enough handle on Victoria; what’s rarer in a female-centred period piece is for the male lead to be not just dashing in his tights, but emotionally commanding, and more than her equal. Friend, as Albert, is this film’s secret weapon – ardent, subtly proud, a little shy, and a man with an intellectual philosophy he intends to preserve.’
