Lidia31 I expected the film to offer new and meaningful insights into Diana's life which give clues to her lasting and immense worldwide popularity. This film does not live up to such expectations. It gives neither credit for Diana's combats and action nor does it do justice to her character and personality. The plot is uninteresting, boring and trivially pathetic. The story is about the last two years of Diana's life. What a strange choice! Despite the star-studded cast, the film is unmitigated disaster, strongly influenced by the worst kind of Hollywood sentimentality. Who cares about Diana's romance with Hasnat Khan? Her lifelong love was Charles, not Hasnat Khan. All Diana's romances pale in comparison with her love for Charles. The story of Diana's marriage and divorce is worth a Greek tragedy. Only an author of Shakespeare's caliber would be able to write a script whose drama, complexity and psychological intensity satisfy a discerning viewer. Apart from the drawbacks of the plot, the film fails with other respects. From the opening scene, this film must be remembered for its poor acting, miscasting and lack of understanding of Diana's role in the dramatic changes that have affected the relationship between royalties and people. Ironically, Elisabeth's reign can be divided into Diana's and after-Diana's periods. Physically, Naomi Watts does not bear any comparison with Diana. She's neither tall nor strikingly beautiful like Diana. Naomi Watts' portrayal of Diana is flat. She brings really nothing to the part. Diana's sex-appeal and enigmatic beauty have stuck in the collective memory, hence high expectations for her portrayal. The director should have chosen an unknown and talented actress with beauty and charm equaling Diana's. Casting the right actress for the part of Diana is a challenge. Diana is difficult to portray because of her charisma, aristocratic background, tragic experiences and psychological problems. Putting on sad looks à la Diana is not enough to generate interest in audience. If I had not known anything about Diana but had only seen this film, I would never feel for this character, nor would I be shaken to tears by her premature death. In short, after watching a few scenes with Naomi Watts as Diana, I dropped out and switched off the TV (the film was shown on French TV on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Diana's death). I would recommend the film to sentimental people enjoying love stories and not thinking much of Diana. The film butchers Diana's memory and heritage. People seeking depth and fresh insights into Diana's life should not watch it at any rate.

vesnam27 Despite the film receiving negative reviews in the media, I actually thought it was quite good. The message I got from the film that those who were closest to Diana, had let her down. I felt very sad for her. She wasn't perfect but she was very good at using her strength of building relationships with people, to her advantage. I think Naomi Watts portrayed her very respectfully and I was glad that the film didn't have scenes of Diana overeating or throwing herself down the stairs.Overall, the film was not as bad as what I had anticipated. It was a story about a real person.

csutch9 Quite simply the worst film I've ever seen, acting is awful from pretty much everyone,Whoever gave this a rating of 7/8/9/10 have clearly no idea about films, it's laughable! Watching this 'film' was torture, I can only assume that the good reviews were from the people marketing the film. Nobody should be subjected to this painful adaptation of such an important women and my only surprise was that the film only got one award 'worst actress' this should have won, worst everything!! Should also mention that the film was filmed like a bad documentary, this is definitely up there with 'dude where's my car' please do not go near this film, two hours of your life you will never get back.

alan-athome Let's face it, a score of 5.4 usually means "don't bother" Either a poor-ish film by somebody known for better output or a foolish romp involving American high school kids This deserves a bit of retrospection (is there any other way to look at films?). OK, it's going to be difficult to find an actor that looks exactly like Diana,but by the end Naomi had me convinced and arousing in me the same feelings(sadness, shame)I had at the time.I liked the way the Windsors were dealt with in the film, there would be no point in turning this love story into a who done it. If this is close to the truth, then how very, very sad. I implore everyone who went through the Diana years to watch this