Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) by Manas P — 06 Sep 2012

Not equal to the first one but still entertaining to a great extent. Superb acting by Geoffrey Rush, Cate and Clive Owen....

This review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) was written by Manas P on 06 Sep 2012.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 14 Jun 2016

It says a lot about this movie that the most arresting character in it is Mary, whom Morton unsurprisingly endows with a fanatical combination…

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By Megan P (212) on 29 Aug 2013

BEST COSTUMES. But otherwise kind of weird and way too into symbolism for its own good…

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By Karen N (233) on 03 Mar 2014

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 19 Jul 2017

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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By Carlos M (2,069) on 04 Oct 2018

Overly dramatic and cheesy like a soap opera, this stupid costume drama made to dazzle us with its sumptuous production design seems like two…

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By Demarkus H (115) on 10 Dec 2013

I love this movie - plus I am a huge Cate Blanchett fan…

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Decent drama with good acting and visuals, reasonable writing though not that engaging…

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By Gayle B (7) on 13 Feb 2015

The scene where she stares into the camera, tears streaming as she holds a baby is seared into my memory along with Clive Owens weird body…

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By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 29 Sep 2016

Blanchett commands the screen as she commands the royal navy. Her unforced majesty makes a so-so film worth watching…

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This movie is the sequel to Elizabeth - The Virgin Queen (1998) and, like all sequels, suffers from an inferiority complex towards the original…

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