Wish I could have seen it again

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 1999)

The first time I saw Elizabeth, I was so enraptured with the performance of Cate Blanchett that I couldn't easily tell if the movie was good or not...but the second time I saw it, I said, "Ah...It is a good film!!" Some of the best parts of the movie come not too far in and are comedic for a short while, as the French Prince comes to England to try to marry Elizabeth. All of the performances were great in this movie...and, though he didn't get much credit for this or Shakespeare In Love, Joseph Feinnes did a wonderful job. As did Geoffrey Rush and Sir Richard Attenborough. The costumes were also teriffic...there are scenes where I would just block out the sound and stare at the costumes for minutes...literally staring, at the sets, too. They were absolutely beautiful. Shekar Kapur definitely knew what he was doing with this one!!! I'd also like to say that this movie was not very commercially successful, and people don't know what they were missing...Go out and rent it today!!!!!