The Favourite
The Favourite
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
Rowan Krzysiak reviewedFebruary 12, 2025
Remove the period setting and the fact that the central relationship is a homosexual one and you essentially have an episode of 'Saved By The Bell' longed out over 2 hours.
It really is truly awful and signals one dangerous consequence of TV becoming more cinematic in that TV fodder like this is also mistaken for cinema.
The longer it goes on the shitter it gets but I'll give it some kudos for its random use of the word 'cunt' three times.
Utter torture. Avoid.