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An enticingly risque saga of the 16th century monarch.
Read the full reviewHistorians might demand a little more history from Elizabeth: The Golden Age. But soap opera loyalists could hardly ask for more soap.
Read the full reviewElizabeth: The Golden Age lacks the intricate plotting that characterized its predecessor. The screenplay is more action-oriented but not as smart, and some of the dialogue is downright cheesy.
Read the full reviewWeighed down by its splendor. There are scenes where the costumes are so sumptuous, the sets so vast, the music so insistent, that we lose sight of the humans behind the dazzle of the production.
Read the full reviewToo bad Kapur's new, glittering sequel also shows up feeling prematurely old, square, and cautious. A production of exquisitely complicated wigs and expensively grand wide shots, it pauses often to admire its own beauty, leery of messing with previous success.
Read the full reviewIf you go in fully prepared for the cinematic equivalent of a grocery-store novel, this unnecessary sequel to "Elizabeth" (1998) has its pleasures.
Read the full reviewSquanders the opportunity to give us a telling glimpse of the woman behind the ruff. Instead, the costume drama is all gilt and opulence.
Read the full reviewCate Blanchett can do anything, even play Bob Dylan, but she can't save this creaky sequel to her star-making 1998 biopic of Elizabeth I.
Read the full reviewMs. Blanchett can do no wrong, and does none here, though the movie around her, a popcorn-worthy sequel to the 1998 "Elizabeth," often lapses into opacity or grandiosity.
Read the full reviewIt?s intentionally playful and an inadvertent giggle, an overripe melodrama that?s by turns a bodice-ripper, a cloak-and-dagger thriller and a serious-minded historical drama with dubious contemporary overtones.
Read the full reviewGives new meaning to "costume drama" in that it is a drama primarily about costumes. But the drama is about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the temple.
Read the full reviewWithout the pleasure of watching Cate Blanchett continue the role that launched her to stardom, there would be little to recommend this latest of many cinematic and television accounts of the celebrated monarch's life.
Read the full reviewSo instead of history and drama, we get images, many of them striking but none of them memorable, and noise that deafens until no sense can escape. The events beg for Shakespearean gravity, but the only tragedy here is that so little could be made of so much.
Read the full reviewOverdresses and ultimately abandons what drew us to its 1998 predecessor in the first place: an intimate embrace with history.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 45
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I dont know
"The movie was okay, but the ending was great. They did have some scenes where it draged on. So i would give the movie 3 stars"
DON'T TRUST CRITICS REVIEWS
"THIS MOVIE WAS THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!! I'M GLAD I DIDN'T READ ANY CRITIC REVIEWS OR I MIGHT HAVE SKIPPED THE BEST MOVIE OF MY LIFE! TRUST THE REGULAR MOVIE GOERS WITH THIS ONE...IT'S A"
Captivating!!!
"I am very puzzled by the mediocre movie reviews from the critics, saying that the movie was boring, slow moving and the movie jumped around to much in the different story lines. As a huge fan of historical fiction and having thoroughly enjoyed the first movie, this movie is an incredible follow-up to the first. What I so enjoyed about this movie were many things--the costumes were amazing, Cate Blanchett so believable as a queen and a mere mortal woman, cinematography, story line, etc. I was inspired by Queen Elizabeth's strength, wisdom, humor, but most of all, as a human being thrust into the responsibility of a queen of a mighty nation, she showed herself to desire a "normal" life--one of experiencing true love, the possibility of children/family and the dark night of the soul when we all have moments of fear and doubting ourselves and our strength to do that which we aren't sure that we are able. I could so relate to the "woman" side of the queen who Kate Blanchett portrays with such dignity, honesty of emotions and ultimately her formidible nature. I was captivated moment by moment for the almost two hours and was sorry it had to end and left me wanting another sequel!"
Loved it!
"What a great movie. Cast was wonderful. And the costumes, I just can't say enough. Beautiful movie."
An Excellent Film
"I saw this film with my friend Mitch, and we both agree that this film was an excellent follow-up to the first "Elizabeth". The acting was great, the characters were all well fleshed out and engaging, and I learned some stuff about history. I had no idea Sir Walter Raleigh and Elizabeth were hot for each other! The costumes were great, the sets were fabulous, and most of all, I was thoroughly engaged in the story-line from beginning to end. This film deserved a much higher rating than what the critics gave."
MAGNIFICANT IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY
"I LOVED THIS MOVIE! IT IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME! EVERYONE SHOULD GO SEE THIS! THE DRESSES WERE STUNNING, AND THE ACTORS WERE AMAZING! IF YOU WANT TO SEE A GREAT MOVIE, THIS IS IT!"
That's entertainment
"Nothing wrong with a movie striving to do nothing more than entertain for a couple of hours. This picture does exactly that. Not that it is necessary but it might not hurt to look up Elizabeth I and the destruction of the Spanish Armada in what amounted to the Cuban Missile Crisis of its time. Not that history is in the front seat here and one would have to be highly uninformed to actually learn anything much. As a period piece for the soap fan, this movie is fine. No comparison to the first however."
Another Oscar Worthy Performance!
"Great movie, great cast, I hope Cate Blanchette wins an Oscar for her role in this movie. By the way, critics are just regular people like us who cares what they say about this movie or any movie. Everyone has their own openion!"
A Magnificent Show; but no script to speak of
"Historically sketchy, anachronistically flawed, drowning in production values, poorly paced and truly vapid. No amount of 360 camera twirls, sky high angles and over the top outfits could save this beautiful piece of fluff. Probably a product of our times, the beheading of Mary plays like a perfume ad. At the very least we should have been treated to the storm of the century climax, not the less than three minutes in this film. No one survives, but Clive will become a great leading man. Poor Cate, this could have been an oscar winner if they had only written her a part."
Those dresses were amazing!
"Elizabeth was a wonderful movie but I could not take my eyes off the dresses!! I mean academy award for costumes for sure! The wigs, makeup ect,.....WOW!!! The only thing that looked better than the outfits was the beautiful Clive Owens! Sexiest man alive for sure! He's the total package!!!Oh and the movie was enjoyable but did I mention Clive Owens??? :) :)"
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