Every Margot Robbie Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Historical figures are never easy roles to take on, and Margot Robbie playing Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots was absolutely no different. Granted, this particular movie gave itself an immediate uphill battle thanks to some rather hefty inaccuracies in the story, but portraying the Queen of England was always going to be tough.

Ultimately, the film is about both Robbie's Queen Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan's titular Mary, Queen of Scots, as two powerful women navigating ruling a masculine world. It's quite fitting then, that both actors' performances are easily the best thing about it.

There are plenty of issues throughout the exposition-heavy story that make its two-hour runtime feel like a hell of a lot longer than it is. However, the payoff of the two women finally meeting after being kept separate for the bulk of the picture is worth the wait.

Displaying strength, vulnerability, fear, and yet courage, the story anchors on the meeting that both Robbie and Ronan pour everything into. A character-driven story such as this needed to make certain that its casting was flawless, and thankfully it succeeded.