Queen (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #29 extract: Queen (2014)

Second watch: still absolutely love it. 

There's not too much to say about Queen other than it is just oozing with personality and character. This could be 5 hours longer and I'd still not feel the run time. From the moment Southall (a pretty cruddy suburban area not too far from where I was born and raised) is mentioned to the second the credits roll I'm locked in and grinning like an idiot. As with Amélie it'd take a long-winded essay to explain why I truly like this film, but suffice to say that it just resonates with my bones for some reason. 

So, though this has a few technical problems, the heart of Queen overwhelms everything anyone may claim is at fault. To me, this is just a flawless piece of cinema that rests comfortably in the soft spot of my being. Perfect.