The Godmother

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 1999)

I'm a sucker for any historic drama. This one is better than most, thanks mainly to the acting of Cate Blanchett, who seems to have perfected her 'tude by watching Glenda Jackson in the old "Elizabeth R" TV series. French cinebabe Fanny Ardant is hot in a brief appearance as Mary of Guise. The over-all atmosphere and the final scenes of this movie are cribbed straight from Godfather I, however. I almost expected to see Fat Clemenza show up and plug Norfolk in his bed.