U.S Critics Laud 'Burton And Taylor' Before Domestic American Bow

It landed in the UK in the height of this summer gone, but Burton and Taylor only hit the Hamptons Film Festival in the U.S a few days ago, and will make its stateside debut on the 16th on BBC America.

The TV-movie biopic of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - starring Helena Bonham-Carter and Dominic West – was praised in the UK, and it looks as though the American critics saw the project in the same light.

The San Francisco Chronicle were quick to praise the individual performances in the movie, saying: “All of this would be so much Hollywood melodrama were it not for a superb script and stunning performances by West and Carter.”

Entertainment Weekly weren’t quite as complimentary, but were still positive with their take on things. “Though Helena Bonham Carter struggles to get Taylor's voice just right--it sounds more like a Madeline Kahn impression--she's a gas as aging party girl Liz,” goes their review.

Overall, the critics are pleased with this portrayal of one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic couples. Being released at a similar time to Liz & Dick, starring Lindsay Lohan, won’t have harmed its perception, however.