Nathan Rabin's review of Hyde Park on Hudson is brief and focuses mainly on the directing style of Robert Michell. Rabin asserts that in the film Michell goes against his trend of showcasing the dark side of sexuality in favor of a tamer, more palatable tone of voice. Rabin argues that this approach "blunts the film story's sharp edges" and credits any engagement with the audience to the performances of Bill Murray and Laura Linney (playing Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Daisy Suckley respectively). The rest of the review is plot summary, offering little to no analysis of the story itself. It is hard to tell how Rabin feels about the film aside from assuming that he was unaffected by it on the basis that he apparently feels it doesn't offer much to talk about.
While I wish this review went into more analysis it does mirror my feelings about the film specifically that when it ended I assessed it as a movie that I would easily forget having seen.
What I gathered here was that the film wasn't much more than "Hey, everybody! Bill Murray is FDR!". Was there any focus on him doing presidential things or was it all set in the apartment?
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