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MPAA RATING: R for violence and sexuality
Starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes, Richard Attenborough, Sir John Gielgud, and Judi Dench
This historical drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her days as an innocent young woman through her transformation into England's legendary "Virgin Queen." Formidable. Untouchable. Unbeatable... (Gramercy Pictures)
| GENRE(S): | Drama |
| WRITTEN BY: | Michael Hirst |
| DIRECTED BY: | Shekhar Kapur |
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DVD: May 25, 1999 Video: September 14, 1999 Theatrical: November 6, 1998 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 121 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | UK |
Received 7 Academy Award nominations in 1999, including Best Picture.
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The average user rating for this movie is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 15 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Eric C gave it a3:
Saw this for the first time a few days ago, and I'm astonished by how bad a film it is. How do you take such an interesting and entertaining slice of history and turn it in to such a bland, unengaging movie? Too often, the movie is overdramatic when it needs to be subtle. The actors bounce around from overacting to just phoning in their perfomances (which is wildly disapointing considering the incredible cast). The director is clueless how to shoot the movie, clearly believing all that is needed to establish mood and atmosphere is turning down the lights. The script is completely generic and empty period babble (those that compare this to the Godfather; have you ever even seen the Godfather?). And the edidting, my god. The scenes are just lazily slapped together, giving the film an awful and confounding flow that I can only compare to a daytime soap opera. Obviously, fans of period epics will gobble this up (and the Academy loves them some period epics). For everyone else, this is just a massive mess of a movie. I can't even imagine what the universally panned sequel was like.
Auska P. gave it a10:
I just love Cate. She is just a perfect Elizabeth!!
Ken B gave it a10:
This is a great period piece, period.
Stupac gave it a10:
If the only flaw you can find in this movie is the historical inaccuracy, then you should realize that this movie isn't a book report. It's not a historical documentary. Any inadequacies are meant to drive the story or provide elements of the overall theme: how Elizabeth overcame all the plotting against her and consolidated her power... As far as I'm concerned, this movie is the Godfather of period epics. If you want to learn the facts about Elizabeth (or anything for that matter), take a class or read a book. This is a movie, and it's about feeling and meaning. So enjoy it.
Sonya W. gave it a0:
THe worst. Nothing accurate about it save the fact Elizabeth was Henry VIII's daughter. After that bit of fact, the rest of it goes sharply downhill. Costumes are nice. If you know nothing about the history, you'll be entertained, if you know the facts, you'll be disgusted.
Briannna D. gave it a 10:
I thought this movie was awsome!I had recently finished a report on Queen Elizabeth and they didn't miss one detail.
Hannah W. gave it a 9:
Fantastic, Kapur's use of colour is fantastic! A great Brithish film. I recomend anyone to see it you wants to find out about how brutal British history really was!
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