The greatest films give us what we need, not what we want. This distinction lies at the core of the some of the best films ever made - without it, Colonel Kurtz would have come home and gone to therapy, the issues of the Corleone family could have been solved over a spaghetti dinner and Jack Torrance would have written a great book. Audiences pay for what they want and seldom seek what they actually need. True to this pattern, Diana" attempts to give audiences only what they want, and as a result, is wholly underwhelming.
Oliver Hirschbiegel's "Diana" follows the last two years of the titular Princess Diana's (Naomi Watts) life as she engages in a passionate, secret affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews). While the premise holds potential, the script delivers nothing substantial to sustain it. Though it is subpar, the clumsy and awkward dialogue is probably one of the best elements of the movie, because the narrative itself is practically nonexistent. The plot - if it can be called that at all - meanders through the twists and turns of the climactic moments of Diana's final years. At best, it is vapid
