Marie Antoinette

Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette: About a Girl and as substantial as the cakes and lace that surround her. The anachronistic 80s punk and wispy instrumental soundtrack kicks ass with unexpected choices: Gang of Four? Adam Ant? Shimmering, galloping New Order? Aphex Twin on harpsichord? Yes, please.

But the first half of the movie sags in the repition of lavish dinners and Kirsten Dunst’s Marie wondering when she’ll get porked by Jason Schwartzman’s indifferent Louis XVI. Then it’s off for some garden parties and marathon wardrobe-selection sessions until the angry mob shows up.