Mary Queen of Scots

Mary Queen of Scots stars Saoirse Ronan as Mary Queen of Scots and Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth. Also in the film is David Tennant as John Knox.

In the beginning of the film, Mary has been recently widowed. Her cousin Elizabeth suggests suitors to her, yet she is not swayed. She returns home to Scotland to rule her queendom.

Throughout the film, there is a chess match at play between the two queens, Mary and Elizabeth. There is also a struggle for political power involved. Elizabeth is a Protestant queen, and Mary is a Catholic queen. Mary faces strong opposition in Scotland from John Knox, who is protestant. He feels that she will only have an allegiance to the Pope, and not to the needs of her country.

Mary remarries and gives birth to an heir to the throne. In a moment of insurrection her husband is murdered, and her brother assumes the throne of Scotland. Mary then meets with Elizabeth, in an attempt to ascend to the throne again. Elizabeth and Mary fight, and she is thrown into prison.

While the movie makes a wonderful period piece, it is not entertaining. Still, the women in the movie, and their performances, make the film a solid three stars. 

“Mary Queen of Scots”, now on Blu Ray, DVD, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, and Vudu.