Just hours after its world premiere, critics attacked 'Diana,' a biographical movie of the late princess of Wales, who died 16 years ago in a Paris car crash, Yahoo! reported Thursday.
Lead actress Naomi Watts had reportedly defended her involvement to the movie earlier, which features the romance between princess Diana and Hsnat Khan, a London-based Pakistani soldier. But during its premiere, the British press released a thread of ruthless reviews.
The Times was reported to have praised Naomi Watts for doing "her level best with a squirmingly embarrassing script" but added that the movie was still "atrocious and intrusive."
"Poor Princess Diana" The Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw said. "I hesitate to use the term 'car crash cinema'. But the awful truth is that, 16 years after that terrible day in 1997, she has died another awful death."
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph gave 'Diana' two stars, one more than what the Guardian and Times gave, but also wrote a dry assessment with reviewer Davis Gritten even quoted, "What's the point of 'Diana'?"
Other critics noted that since Watts bears little physical resemblance to the late princess, she had to wear a prosthetic nose for the movie.
The movie was based on Kate Snell's 2001 book 'Diana: Her Last Love,' which follows the story why Diana dated Fayed to make Khan jealous.
According to the book, Diana's real last love was Fayed and not Khan - a claim that has been challenged by many close to the princess of Wales.
Diana and Fayed had died in a Paris car crash when the Mercedes they were riding slammed against a pillar in a road tunnel in 1997, one year after the princess' divorce with Prince Charles.
Watts was joined by British-Indian actor Naveen Andrews, who plays her on-screen lover, on the red carpet at London's Leicester.The ''Mulholland Drive' star had admitted earlier that she had taken a risk by accepting the role as the "People's Princess" in the biopic.
"Hopefully if they get to see the film, they will feel that we have done it in a respectful and sensitive way." Watts told BBC TV when asked if she thinks the movie will offend Diana's sons."We try to honour the depiction of her character in the best possible way."
In another interview, the British-Australian actress confessed that she "found herself constantly asking for (Diana's) permission to carry on" in the movie.
"I felt like I was spending a lot of time with her. There was one particular moment when I felt her permission was granted," Watts said on Sunday.
However, on Wednesday, Naomi Watts was apparently offended in an interview with BBC radio. Simon Mayo, the presenter of the show, even tweeted that Naomi had "seemed a tad uncomfortable with the question."
Yahoo! reported that the British royal family has been ignoring the film.
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