Review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) by Amethyst V — 16 Jan 2009

I dont know about how accurate it is historically, but beautifully made and cate blanchett is one of my all time favourite actors. very good performance!

This review of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) was written by Amethyst V on 16 Jan 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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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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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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