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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

"Woman. Warrior. Queen."

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 the lives of her people.

Top Cast

  • Cate Blanchett

    Cate Blanchett

    Elizabeth I, Queen of England

  • Laurence Fox

    Laurence Fox

    Sir Christopher Hatton

  • Clive Owen

    Clive Owen

    Sir Walter Raleigh

  • Geoffrey Rush

    Geoffrey Rush

    Sir Francis Walsingham

  • Tom Hollander

    Tom Hollander

    Amyas Paulet

  • Abbie Cornish

    Abbie Cornish

    Elizabeth Throckmorton

  • Rhys Ifans

    Rhys Ifans

    Robert Reston

  • Samantha Morton

    Samantha Morton

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  • Jordi Mollà

    Jordi Mollà

    King Philip II of Spain

Overview

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 the lives of her people.

Rating

6.7 / 10
1,302 Reviews
5 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 1, 2024

    Sadly, someone agreed that a sequel to "Elizabeth" (1998) was required so we ended up with this rather fanciful vehicle for a still competent Cate Blanchett but not so much for a terribly wooden Clive Owen as the seafaring Walter Raleigh. Following the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (Samantha Morton), England is facing impending invasion by the Spanish Armada. The (largely forgivable) factual inaccuracies that dogged the first film are somehow magnified in this rather poor follow up. It really does miss Sir Richard Attenbourgh and despite the best efforts of Geoffrey Rush is left too much to likes of the somewhat flighty Abbie Cornish. As you'd expect, the film looks great and the use of CGI is effectively complementary - especially as things hot up, but none of that really helps enliven the rather ponderous pace of this history. Fortunately the Queen didn't live too much longer after this so we ought to be safe from "Elizabeth III - the Essex Years."

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