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Elizabeth - The Golden AgeReviewed by Alicia Glass
Queen Elizabeth I fends off all pretenders to her throne and the encroaching Spanish armada, with the help of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Cate Blanchett returns to the role of Queen Elizabeth of England, in a time when, once again, her throne is in peril. The Roman Catholic King of Spain Phillip II is intent on returning Protestant England back to its native Catholicism by placing his daughter Isabella on the throne. Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland and in exile, also plots to have Elizabeth assassinated. And the Elizabeth herself, embroiled in the many plots against her and fighting her own human nature when she’s sworn her body and soul to the service of her beloved country, finds herself intrigued by the visiting pirate Sir Walter Raleigh.
There are a lot of people yelling about historical accuracy as far as this movie is concerned. I say they did their best, and it’s a movie people, some artistic license has to be taken if the audience’s attention is going to be kept. Accuracy aside, Elizabeth - The Golden Age really is a golden mark of movie making. The costumes are simply to die for, along with the sets, and that’s not even going into the acting. Cate Blanchett is once again a rousing combination of Queenly strength and womanly vulnerability. The real Queen Elizabeth really did ride out and address the troops waiting to fight the Spanish armada in battle dress, and I think Blanchett all kinds of pulled it off. Clive Owen does a fine job as Sir Walter Raleigh, right down to his rugged manner and charming smile. And let us never forget Geoffrey Rush as Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen’s Assassin and Bodyguard, in his latest drool-worthy performance. More Images :
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Director:
Shekhar Kapur
As good as the first Elizabeth movie, if not better! 
