Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) by Melanie G — 31 Dec 2009

Good movie. Cate Blanchett is brilliant in everything she does.

This review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) was written by Melanie G on 31 Dec 2009.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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By Brian L (763) on 09 Apr 2015

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By David L (3,419) on 28 Sep 2013

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By Keith R (248) on 28 Feb 2015

I wasn't totally disappointed by this film, however, I was expecting A LOT more. Visually, the movie was exquisite…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Nov 2014

Despite good performances all around, particularly the ever-brilliant Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a gilded ornament, speculative…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 18 Dec 2013

Blanchett miraculously gives a good performance, even when saddled with lines like this one, to Clive Owen's Sir Walter Raleigh: In another…

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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 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 Antonio T (238) on 11 Aug 2013

The Golden Age proves to be the unnecessary sequel to Elizabeth…

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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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