Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) by Mark S — 10 Aug 2009

The first one was great - but this one is a confused mess. Everyone does the best they can with a rather scrambled-together script.

This review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) was written by Mark S on 10 Aug 2009.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age has generally received mixed reviews.

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The Golden Age is packed with distractions. But the biggest of all is the story itself, which works so mightily to tarnish the queen at its core…

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