Naomi Watts as Princess Diana Considered 'Atrocious' by British Critics

The film about Princess Diana, the 'People's Princess' did not receive any royal treatment by British critics, according to New York Daily News.

However, although the film itself did not receive any rave reviews, Naomi Watts' performance as Lady Diana received at least on positive review. Some critics considered her performance as brilliant, passionate and believable.

Unfortunately, majority of British critics are not happy with Naomi Watts' Diana biopic. Several reviewers slammed Oliver Herschbeigel's take on the Princess of Wales' love affair with Dr. Hasnat Khan after it premiered in London on Thursday.

Some British newspapers have also panned the flick that will be released in the United States this coming October. "It's a cheap and cheerless effort", according to the U.K's Mirror. The Sunday Times ripped apart its embarrassing script. The Academy Award-nominated Watts, 44, is apparently a mere victim of bad writing.

"Even when these lines are delivered by the fragrant Naomi Watts, doing her level best with a squirmingly embarrassing script, the film is still atrocious and intrusive", according to one reviewer from the Sunday Times.

The retelling of Princess Diana's romance with the heart surgeon painted a picture that "even Bridget Jones would cross the street to avoid," according to the Mirror writer, adding that the beloved late royal was rendered a "sad-sack singleton." One stale line in the film, when Watts says "now that I have been loved, I don't feel lonely anymore," particularly irked the critics.

"The awful truth is that, 16 years after that terrible day in 1997, Diana has died another awful death," wrote a Guardian newspaper reviewer. The romantic drama did have a few British fans, though sparse, with the majority of its acclaim going to Watts' performance.