Elizabeth - The Golden Age

Aroview: Cate Blanchett reprises her all-conquering role as Queen of England, in dir. Shekhar Kapur’s grandiose sequel to 1998’s acclaimed ELIZABETH.

Trading in bombast and formal extravagance over intimate chamber politicking, the always-excellent Blanchett commands full attention as the film’s single, fleeting spark. Dazzles as a flamboyantly mounted costume epic, replete with royal pageantry and an impressive theatre of war, yet will surely be too popcorn for historically inclined tastes.

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