Yeah, yeah, it's great and all that ...

Rating: Null/10 (1 December 1998)

History pix are impossible to "get right" 100% and they're subject to the director's and the time's interpretation. So I won't go into the details here; suffice to say this was a well-made movie.
And well-acted. It's a big break for Cate Blanchett but my concern is that she may have done this role only too well; i.e., that she ends up remembered only for this role -- worse yet, that she ends up in Elizabeth-esque roles (tough, regal, remote, &c.) the rest of her career. Just look at 95% of Al Pacino's roles since "The Godfather."