Whilst The Favourite is a superbly-mounted costume drama, one of the many delights on offer is the sly subversion of the genre, which balances precision and abandon seemingly effortlessly. Filtered through Lanthimos's dark and imaginative vision, the triangular love affair is constantly interesting with delicious dialogue being delivered gleefully by three powerhouse actresses: Rachel Weisz, Emma stone and the astonishing Olivia Colman. The shifting of power between the three leads is played beautifully, the political machinations hilarious (with excellent performances from Nicholas Hoult and James Smith as the opposing party leads) and a real evocation of the times (lighting and costume are exquisite throughout). The film is not an out-and-out comedy nor a parody, however - Colman in particular manages to create real sympathy for her quite monstrous character. The Favourite is very high quality throughout, and may even appeal to viewers who are not big fans of the genre,
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