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Overall, a feel-good show. Good production and acting, some drama coming in unexpectedly but all to build up the ultimately redemptive arc.

7 stars when watching it sober, 8 stars when drunk.

Enjoyed it. Loretta is not 100% convincing as a major drag star in a RuPaul drag race world but nevertheless worth watching. Very interesting juxtaposition between the Paris drag scene and a coal mining town in Poland. The dog didn't get enough airtime.

The trailer coaxed me into viewing this feel-good gem. Seweryn was really excellent - would love to see more of him. Feel it was really a 90 minute feature stretched into a series, unnecessarily slow moving at times. But heart is in the right place - very likeable.

Queen. Krolowa in Polish Queen Review: A Grandpa's Coming Out Happy Story My Rating 7/10

I was so pleased I scrolled through what's on and found this delightful little series with an unusual story of family life and reconciliation. I would have preferred seeing a non dubbed version with subtitles but the English language dubbing is ok.

Queen is a Polish drama that was released on Netflix on 23 June 2022. It is a Netflix original drama series which is written by the late Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson and Kacper Wysocki. Directed by Lukasz Kosmicki, a popular director known for his films like The Coldest Game and The Dark House, it is a four-part series with a runtime of about 48-54 minutes respectively.

I was thinking it could almost be a sequel to the classic La Cage aux folles the central character is very like Albin but not quite as flamboyant .

The story begins on News Year eve in a Paris club where Loretta a celebrity drag queen by night and exclusive tailor Sylvestre Borkowski by day decides to retire and return to Poland the country he left to pursue his career after receiving a letter from his Granddaughter Izabela.

He promised himself years ago that he would leave his life in the Polish mining town behind and never return but the contents of his Granddaughter's letter convince him to revisit his past.

There's a lot of humorous and touching moments in this series with shades of The Full Monty and Kinky Boots when Loretta enlists her best friend the statuesque drag performer Corentin Kova Réa who tries to choreograph a dance number with the Polish miners who are very resistant to this Rainbow duo from Paris.

Maria Peszek as Wioletta Pavic Loretta's very resistant daughter and Julia Chetnicka as his delightful and kooky granddaughter contribute so much to this series which is a real family viewing experience.

Boo to the haters. I'm a gay expat living in Poland and I know with confidence that this is what the country, if not the world, needs more of. Bravo on all levels: The music, writing, acting, cinematography, accurate depiction of the grittier aspects of Polish life and most of all the humour are all on point. Superb!

Total rip off of Kinky Boots, The Birdcage, which is the American version of La Cage aux Folles, Priscilla, Queen of the dessert and so many more. Sure, it's a feel good show. But the lack of literally ANYTHING original is why I am only giving 6 stars. The acting is ok. The main star is good. But they really could have tried a bit harder to be original.

Sweet, but not overly so. All the ingredients are here and they've made a good product. I was touched and entertained throughout. I'm not sure what else to say to convince you that watching this brave little show is time well spent. "Find out who you are and do it on purpose." The great Dolly Parton didn't have this show in mind when she said it, but it surely applies. This show succeeds beautifully at what it aims to be. Fun.

This was an all round fun mini-series (4 episodes=mini).

The beginning and the end were delightful! The middle had some "soap opera" moments that had me questioning why I was watching it, but then it ramped up again and went back to it's good side!

Yes - the story "borrows" from several other films. However, it puts it's own spin on it and makes them its own in the best ways.

It's worth the watch. Especially since the dubbing into English was excellent.

I wish I could say this story had been told before but it is only the beginning of stories that need to be told. This is a series made in Poland (a very conservative area) That only begins to tell the story of LGBTQ+ people.

While similar stories have been told in the US or England or Western EU, more stories like this need to be told. And we need to get beyond the drag queen level of telling. That is why I gave it 9 out of ten, because more stories need to be told that go deeper and further.

But it got a 9 of 10 because it 1) was from a conservative country and 2) touched on the impact of a grand-father on a child and grandchild and 3) showed how many of us in our early 20s still don't know how to make the best decision for us because our societies keep imposing mores on our thinking and 4) struggles with how those cultural mores help and hurt each individual working our how to live the best life for each person involved.

A well acted and lovely story with a happy ending!! Superb acting, characters well cast in their roles, wonderful choreography.

Story well paced and thoroughly delightful! Thank you so much, it made me smile.

What is not to like about this series. The music hall scenes are entertaining, the storyline is well crafted and the performances are superb. At times it was gloomy and other times totally uplifting. Sylwester's character was a triumph. I loved it.

Beautiful story. I really enjoyed this. It's a story of forgiveness. What the world needs more of.

I would love to see more like this.

Great cast - great story Very talented actors and extremely well written and preformed.

What a gorgeous production this is...full of love and humanity. Perfectly acted, beautifully filmed, this is a rare gem. Well done Netflix for bringing us such exceptional cinema.

This is such a treat!

But, given exceptional acting by even lesser characters, and fine direction, what could easily have been a disaster movie was fun, engaging, heartwarming, all those superlatives I never use. Certainly a tad implausible at times, I didn't care. It was good to binge watch a series that didn't leave me bored.

It could have been a good series but was spoiled by so many scenes that did not belong there. Watched the 4 episodes in less than an hour by fast forwarding through. May appeal to limited audiences. There is some good acting and, generally, I like Polish movies and series. For some reason, Netflix originals, more than 80%, have become dull and boring and all because Netflix wants to be the socially correct and diverse instead of focusing the script. There is a tremendous amount of unnecessary explicit sex, violence , and drug usage even if it does not belong in the script. Just watched another series, Ludik. It has the same problem. We often think of canceling our membership but there are enough third party shows and movies that convinces us to stay.

I loved this miniseries. I found that the interaction between the long lost father and his daughter, and grand-daughter were realistic and expectable. Well done, especially since Poland does not usually deal with the issue of Gay/Drag Queen very well.

Something to watch with an open heart and joy in the characters, the story, the humor and probably more truth than I realize. It covers a lot of territory in only 4 episodes in what---in many shows--would take 8 to 12; I appreciate the compression. It is not hard to fill in the blanks. Lead actor Andrzej Seweryn conveys so much so quietly.

I love Polish film. They make by movies Poles for Poles. There are many better movies about LGBTQ characters but this movies must be watched to see how the subject is portrayed in conservative Roman Catholic Poland. "Loretta" must travel to Paris to come out of the closet which shows right at the start Poland's lack of acceptance of LGBTQ persons. Loretta's return ultimately becomes warm and polite after the initial coldness and rejection.

As a pioneering effort in LGBTQ movies, Queen has flaws aplenty. The recovery of both "Loretta" and Wioletta from the kidney transplant is too swift. Another obvious example is that "Loretta" is not a very good drag queen. The charm of drag shows is the exaggerated movements of men imitating women. See Priscilla Queen of the Desert for drag done properly.

Despite the flaws, Queen is worth seeing as a feelgood movie without any gratuitous car chases.

This ludicrous confection was deleted after one episode. Poor acting, risible plot, impossible situations. I'm not even going to outline what was the matter with this.

I dislike leaving short reviews but this mini series doesn't deserve any more of my time. I lost an hour of my life already on episode one.

Great series does not come by easily. The drama is short with only 4 episodes but enough to warm your heart. There is always room for improvement, but I simply cannot find anything that I would change for this show. Great production, casts and crews both front and back screen. You can tell everyone worked very hard with their heart and soul to make this happen. No perfect body figures, hair-do or veneer teeth. Just authentic acting and storyline that is simple yet impactful. Just brilliant! I think the series is good to end with just that. Although if there is a second season, I would be thrilled to watch it.

I really..... REALLY enjoyed watching this on netflix. I'm more of a film person who can't cope with series type things that just go on and on forever so I was a little sceptical at first. However, after the 2nd episode i found myself checking out how many episodes were left. Devastated to find out only two more. I do believe that says it all!!!! It is such a warm, lovely, light hearted program, but so interesting and different all in one. I'm really fed up of such predictable things at the moment, so this was a lovely change and a definite must see !! What more can you ask for! Perfect 10 ! Best mini series Netflix have made in a long time.

After reading the lower scored comments, seems like the commentors have more issues with drag than they do with this series. Personally, I thought it was going to be another washed up has been queen fighting for notoriety, and it wasn't that at all. I actually enjoyed it. No sex, no overly huggy lovey scenes, but a lot of emotional type scenes with some funny scenes. The actors weren't bad at all and the writing was decent. Sure, it could have been better, but I've seen a lot worse from Netflix. No sex, no drugs, no violence really, just a story about a family and a community. I'd just say that if you have some hang up with drag queens or the community, your blinders will prevent you from enjoying this show. Get your self righteous heads out of your self righteous behinds for a little while and maybe you'll enjoy the show. It's not cerebral, you don't have to think about anything going on, just watch. It's not contagious, it's not grooming and there's nothing wrong with entertainment. Hope this helps.

My very first review and I had to for this winner of a limited series. I cannot stand how much I love this wonderful show! ALL the main actors are simply marvelous and bring such warmth, hilarity and honesty to their characters. It is a funny, fun, melancholy, life affirming series.

Given the craziness of what is going on in the crazy states here, I love that a show is presenting drag so honestly. We love who we love. Period. If anyone is fortunate enough to do what they love to do, how fabulous! I will pass this along to everyone I know, Twitter included!

Bravo to the writers and actors and thank you for such a delightful show. To laugh AND cry watching a show reflects, to me, it has it all.