Elizabeth The golden age

Actors: Cate Blanchett and Clive owen

Direction: Shekhar Kapur

I haven't well seen the first one of the "series", Elizabeth; so i cant really compare this 2007 release to that earlier 1998 one. But there was certainly that something missing in this flick which could have made this otherwise fine movie, a great movie.

The performance of Cate Blanchett certainly deserves an applaud. But other than that, theres hardly anything to watch out in this movie. All the complexities of a medieval British royalty seem far to uninteresting and trivial. The romantic liaison of the Queen with this pirate guy Riley (Clive Owen)... i dunno... was pretty much indigestible. I wonder if anything of that sort ever happened ( Add to that, my anger at any wrong depiction of history... but well thats just my speculation).

The direction, screenplay and art et all are pretty much cool and nothing seems half hearted. Shekhar Kapur also needs a priority in mention over such fine handling of subject matter.

Verdict: Watch this movie if you love period films. Its a fine movie no doubt. Just dint click with my likings.

Score: 6.6/10