Why so much hype?

Pretty Good

People are voting emotionally.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Wonderful film! I consider it to be one of the best, if not the best, film of 2011. I saw it on Redbox, read a brief summary, and decided, "Oh, heck, I'll go with it." And boy, am I glad. I am a huge fan for British films, romances, dramas, and tragedy's. The score is beautiful! The plot, I found fascinating. I loved how Madonna worked in the past and future of this story. I so much loved how she had a poor woman who's in a struggling relationship, to find comfort in a famous love scandal, despite her current circumstances. For I know, when I was in hard times, and not knowing where to turn, I was able to find comfort, security, and a way to escape life, if only for a little bit, in a simple story. So, I can connect with her on a personal level. The romance is beautiful, the plot, fascinating and intriguing at the same time. Madonna had an amazing cast, which I felt helped give the story its richness. And again, the score. I know I can't say this enough, but well done! Madonna hired a wonderful and amazing score writer, Abel Korzeniowski. I just listen to the score and dream in my own romantic fantasies, by it's sheer beauty. My mother saw me watching it (she came in on the last 30mins) not knowing what it was about, thought it was horrible. Well, a year went by, and I was in a dreamy state and felt like watching it again. Well, I sat down to watch it, and my mother joined my at the couch. Knowing it was that very same film she hated. She still watched it again, and at the end of the film......she loved it! She praised its glory and found out why I so dearly loved it, and now I can proudly say, she is a lover of this wonderful film. And I am glad to have changed her mind. I recommend this film to anyone. I am a male and I'm 16.

"W./E." opens with a depressed Manhattan house-wife in the 90s and Wallis Simpson marrying a husband in the 1920s. It's hard to say which era we were in since the film cut back in forth through time at a dizzying rate. The protagonist (if that's what she's supposed to be) is Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) named after the infamous Wally Simpson and living in a time she doesn't belong in.Her husband comes straight from the men's club-era husband of the 1950s where he makes the money and she just has to accept his beatings. She seems to also think that they're living in the 1950s and she unhappily resigns herself to living the role of his wife. As if women nowadays have no other options. It's a very backwards place to start a film from.The beginning is enough to make anybody sick with the rapid-fire cuts all over the place between the two eras, shaky camera work, and the modern-era Wally putting herself in ridiculously disastrous positions. The romanticists out there can probably get past that because the film will eventually get to the historic love affair between Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) and King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy). So well acted and reasonably accurate that their story is entertaining and informative.The film also eventually does a better job with splicing the two stories together. We actually spend full scenes in each era and then making some timely edits. The modern Wally is still a pretty insufferable protagonist but she may find love after all; however, the reveal of Wallis Simpson's life after marriage number 3 and British exile shows that the modern Wally picked a hero with very little to look up to.

If you can understand why people in the 1930's or 1940's would be dancing or listening to music not produced until the 1970's and 80's then this is the film for you. I made no sense of any of the first 25mins, and turned it off after that. it was so painful i could not sit through much more than that and had to turn it off. It has no details about wallis simpson that i can't find on wikipedia.I just don't understand why Madonna even attempted this, She should stick to singing and leave the documentary stuff to the experts. bad enough she ruined evita for me.

ya it sucks....... don't watch it.. I could talk about it. but I won't. it's late. and this movie was bad. Madonna is just annoying anyway. Like where did that accent come from? shes from Detroit. Do you hear her now? like all of a sudden shes English? what the hell is that about? ridiculous if you ask me. Like i know the category it was nominated for was pointless. but just the fact Modonna can claim she directed an Oscar nominated film is annoying. This story isn't even interesting. Do I have enough lines yet? i'm not sure. I gotta be close. I mean 1 on 10 is probably a little harsh.. I've seen worse movies. But still. just don't watch it. */10