Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) by Matthew R — 27 Jan 2013

Cate is amazing, reprising her role as Elizabeth. This is a very interesting story for our time. Well acted and worth seeing!

This review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) was written by Matthew R on 27 Jan 2013.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age has generally received mixed reviews.

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If you go in fully prepared for the cinematic equivalent of a grocery-store novel, this unnecessary sequel to Elizabeth (1998) has its pleasures…

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