rather odious

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 2006)

At first I thought this was a fairly entertaining movie. But now we have seen "Elizabeth" from the BBC on our TV screens, starring Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons, and oh, what a difference in quality. Many actresses have tackled the role of good Queen Bess but none can even come close to Mirren's superb portrayal. I must say as an Englishman it displeases me to see two Australians cast in leading roles in a truly English story, added to which French football player Eric Cantona was thrown in the pot. I hope all involved in the Blanchett film take time to study Mirren's performance and the rest of the cast as a lesson in superb acting.