Elizabeth: The Golden Age

  • 2007


MOVIE IS wonderful romantic historical original colorful
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Average Rating 3.0/5
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1.5
And theres certainly a lot of passion to go around this colorful mess just no character development or coherent storytelling. Austin Chronicle
2.5
Kapurs shots are beautifully composed, and the costumes and decor add to the films delicious production design. Austin Chronicle
3.1
I think it undervalues the ability of audiences to get involved in true historical drama, instead of recycled action cliches. Rogerebert
2.5
Few Americans had even heard of Cate Blanchett before she earned an Oscar nomination for her striking portrayal of the Virgin Queen in Shekhar Kapurs .. Ny Daily News
3.1
Through it all, whether in muslin nightie, damask gown or silvery armor, Blanchett commands the screen as she commands the royal navy. Her unforced ma .. Philly
2.5
Thats a shame, since The Golden Age is a sequel to Elizabeth, the 1998 movie that made young Blanchett a star and semi annual Oscar nominee, and was q .. Philly
3.0
Cate Blanchett gave a daring performance in a masterful study of raw power. Spirituality And Practice
2.8
It becomes exhaustively tiresome rather than dramatically fulfilling, as spectacle, costumes, wigs and an inaccurate history lesson rules the day. Sover
2.5
History gets short shrift from screenwriters William Nicholson and Michael Hirst starting with the not insignificant fact that in 1585 Elizabeth was 5 .. Tv Guide
1.3
A truly awful musical score thunders and chants louder and louder throughout. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
Elizabeth: The Golden Age is gratuitous on a narrative level (both by following a complete film and in its structure), but the spectacle on display de .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.8
And so this good looking but dull film floats listlessly from one thing to another, with only a few blessed consistencies to keep us involved. Eric Ds Nider
3.5
This gives the film an emotional undercurrent, and gives the cast some meaty scenes to chew on. Shadows On The Wall
3.0
It also sidelines the most interesting sub plots and characters (e.g. Mortons Mary, Geoffrey Rushs Walsingham) in favour of its none too convincing lo .. View London
2.2
A distinct letdown from the 1998 predecessor that helped make Blanchett a star. Cs Monitor
5.0
Its a full scale star performance in every senseimmeasurably helped by Alexandra Byrnes magnificently architectural, bewildering array of costumesand .. Film Journal
3.1
Terrible idea.But the film has its best fun with the sexual dynamic among the three of them. Boston
3.5
Simple: All this swashbuckling, scenery chewing, way past ripe absurdity is glorious fun. Mountain X
2.2
At best, Golden Age offers some guilty pleasures, like watching trash masquerading as art. Emanuellevy
2.5
...gaudy, anachronistic cheese thats hard to swallow even as camp fun, let alone as serious history gussied up as entertainment. Reel Talk Reviews
2.8
A production of exquisitely complicated wigs and expensively grand wide shots, it pauses often to admire its own beauty, leery of messing with previou .. Ew
2.5
But Elizabeth: The Golden Age is less a chronicle of counter Reformation hijinks than a 16th century episode of The Hills. Slate
3.0
The performances are supreme, although some viewers may struggle to reconcile the directors epic intentions. Empire
2.5
It ends up being all over the place, neither epic enough nor intimate enough and, most importantly, worst of all, totally indecisive about what sort o .. Movies
3.8
The danger in making a costume drama is that all of it will be as lifeless as wax figures. Sf Gate
4.0
Even though the script plays fast and loose with historical facts, that indomitable bulldog spirit rings true and holds you captive for the duration. Bbc
1.5
Most unaffecting of all is the storys central affair between Elizabeth and Sir Walter. Washington Post
3.8
While delivering the mix of laughs, tears, and spirituality his ever loyal fanbase has come to expect from him on stage and on screen, this ensemble l .. Mr Brown Movies
3.0
While not a big fan of the original, I kept my expectations relatively low for this sequel, and ultimately came out enjoying it more than others. Bullz-Eye
2.5
Abbie Cornish has given some fine performances, but her Bess is beautiful but bland and there is no sexual spark between her and Owen. Reeling Reviews
4.5
If 10th grade history was as much fun as this, no one would ever cut class. Flickfilosopher
3.1
Elizabeth: The Golden Age lacks the intricate plotting that characterized its predecessor. ReelViews
2.0
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
3.1
God save Cate Blanchett. Without her performance, this second history lesson on Elizabeth Is reign would be a little dry. Hollywood
2.8
Kapur reunites with Blanchett for a sequel in which elaborate spectacle drowns out the political ambiguities that deepened and strengthened the first .. Seattle Pi
2.5
I still think of him as a potential star, but, except for Closer I cant think of a really good film in which hes acted.I liked King Arthur, but have t .. Tony Medley
1.9
Elizabeth: The Golden Age places its gilded head upon the chopping block right from the opening salvo, replacing its predecessors cunning with bombast .. The Star
4.0
The film offers a great experience by engaging our emotions as well as out minds, refreshing bits of history and stamping its mood on our cinematic me .. Urban Cine File
3.0
They wrote themselves into a corner from the git go by making the central relationship one that couldnt be consummated. Varia Gate
3.8
THE great Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the English monarch in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Shekhar Kapurs inferior follow up to their 1998 film, .. New York Post
2.5
But for the most part, it plays like a pale retread of the film that earned Cate Blanchett her first Oscar nomination nine years ago. Christianity Today
3.0
A movie with smart fashion sense, but all dressed up and nowhere to go. News Blaze
2.5
And while there are many wonderful performances, this film is essentially nothing more than a one sided version of history, painted with the broadest .. Matts Movie Reviews
3.5
Its so overdone its off putting.Kapur and Blanchett are just too good at what they do for Elizabeth: The Golden Age to be a bad film, but for all its .. ComingSoon
3.0
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3.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
2.5
It was designed to entertain intelligent audiences but not necessarily to please historians, and certainly not historical purists. Film Guardian
1.0
Where Kapurs first Elizabeth was cool, cerebral, fascinatingly concerned with complex plotting, the new movie is pitched at the level of a Jean Plaidy .. Film Guardian
3.1
Director Shekhar Kapur favors a swirling camera style, soaring around cathedrals on his crane as if it were an amusement park ride. Mercury News
3.8
Whatever Golden Age lacks in delicacy and subtlety it more than makes for in ambiance and a thunderous appetite for drama and sensory overload. Dvd Talk
0.5
But The Golden Age carefully expunges anything like actual belief or religiosity from its minimal portrayal of the faith affiliation of its heroine. Decent Films
5.0
When you see Cate Blanchett in one fantastical gown after another, you understand why Elizabeths reign was golden. Wsj
2.2
But like so many sequels, it loses the substance by focusing too much on the style. Flip Side Archive
4.5
The sequel, Elizabeth: The Golden Age is every bit as effective a journey. Can Mag
3.0
Even more lavishly produced than its predecessor, Elizabeth: The Golden Age is, like the 1998 film, a thriller gussied up as a costume drama, but it m .. Movies Ign
1.0
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a martial arts bonanza without the thrills, The Hulk is a comic book blockbuster without the wonder, and Brokeback M .. Cine Passion
2.5
Whatever metaphorical association the filmmaker is attempting, calls too much attention to itself. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.1
As both a technical and narrative triumph, it truly is one of the very few flawless films I have seen in my time. Cinema Phile
1.8
Its a pep rally with no spirit and no particular audience, a drag show thats uncomfortably kitschy instead of inventively campy. Nicks Flick Picks
4.5
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2.5
The rest of the film confuses itself with a pretty, shallow Harlequin romance novel. Sea Coast Online
2.5
Elizabeth: The Golden Age doesnt want history to distract from the costumes. Style Weekly
2.5
A sequel, a costume fantasy, a romantic melodrama, a CGI war spectacular, a puzzling celebration of beauty over substance. Blog Spout
2.5
Compared to a film like The Scarlett Empress, Von Sternbergs truly bizarre portrait of Catherine the Great, in which Marlene Dietrich is similarly vis .. The Reeler
2.5
But this sequel, a choppy melodrama that charges through history like a steed bound for the stable, squanders her shamefully. East Bay Times



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