Film Review – Spencer

“Spencer” is not a bio-pic of Diana, Princess of Wales. It’s a chamber piece about the haunted woman, offering more of a psychological profile than a tour of exact details concerning her personal history. The feature is directed by Pablo Larrain, who attempted a similar study of unimaginable stress brewing inside a delicate mind with 2016’s “Jackie,” seemingly drawn to these types of cinematic inspections. “Jackie” was a hypnotic, funereal viewing experience, while “Spencer” aims to be more abstract and artful, with Larrain intentionally getting away from expectations during his examination of Diana’s fragile state of panic. Larrain aims to get inside Diana’s head and remain there for two hours, which is good for some striking images of struggle, but the picture isn’t exactly satisfying, with its addiction to elusiveness throttling dramatic potential. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com