Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) by Evan K — 01 Feb 2009

Some Great Performances But Very Slow At Times.

This review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) was written by Evan K on 01 Feb 2009.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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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 Jorge Eduardo S (243) on 17 Jul 2013

Looks really good, I love period pieces…

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By Robert Wilonsky (520) for Village Voice (8,525) on 15 Feb 2017

Kapur and his screenwriter have little interest here in maintaining even a dollop of historical accuracy…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 28 Feb 2017

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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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 09 Sep 2016

Elizabeth: The Golden Age lacks the intricate plotting that characterized its predecessor…

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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 Madeline R (7) on 26 Jul 2013

Cate Blanchett is arresting as a strong-yet-vulnerable Elizabeth, but she can't save this movie from turning into a bland and uninteresting…

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Contrary to common belief, the second movie is much better…

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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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