Kristen Stewart’s Diana biopic Spencer splits the UK critics

The first poster for Spencer, the biopic starring Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales (Neon/PA)

Highly-anticipated film Spencer has split the critics with some giving it rave reviews and others criticising its writing as “heavy-handed”.

Kristen Stewart plays Diana, Princess of Wales, in the drama directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain, which premiered at the Venice film festival on Friday.