Storyline
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Directors
Cast
Jordi Mollà, John Shrapnel, Samantha Morton, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Rhys Ifans, Abbie Cornish, Vidal Sancho, Sam Spruell, Eddie Redmayne, David Sterne, David Threlfall, Adam Godley, Adrian Scarborough, Laurence Fox, Kelly Hunter, Christian Brassington, David Robb, Robert Cambrinus, Steve Lately
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Reviews
63
Elizabeth: 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.
58
Too 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.
58
Favors pageantry over substance.
50
Rolling Stone
Cate 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.
50
Despite good performances all around, particularly the ever-brilliant Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a gilded ornament, speculative and uninterested in much besides this queen's matters of heart.
