Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) by Hanna T — 29 Nov 2011

As great as the story of Elizabeth is, the movie was not a truly great representation of the woman.

This review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) was written by Hanna T on 29 Nov 2011.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Greg W (4,011) on 17 Feb 2015

Sequel to '98's 'elizabeth' and supposed 2b part of a trilogy but alas part 3 has yet 2b made…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Sep 2016

Cate Blanchett returns to the role that made her a star, and though this sequel to Elizabeth (1998) is less defensible as history, as florid…

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History gets short shrift from screenwriters William Nicholson and Michael Hirst -- starting with the not insignificant fact that in 1585,…

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By James B (2,746) on 24 Aug 2015

Blah, it was pretty much historically inaccurate which is the Achilles heel to these type of movies…

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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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By Alex Bonafide A (27) on 29 Sep 2013

I like Cate Blanchett. I like Geoffery Rush. I like Clive Owen-- I liked... sort of... Elizabeth: The Golden Age…

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By Kyle B (1,653) on 01 Feb 2015

Better than the first, I think Cate Blanchett was amazing in this and showed how much she grew as an actress in the decade long gap between…

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By Filmqueen (63) on 19 Nov 2015

This is just as great as the first one. Cate Blanchett is superb, the costumes are stunning…

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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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Cate is a wondrous actress but she is scandalously ill served here, and not just by the facile nature of the dialogue…

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