wow what a history lesson!

Rating: Null/10 (27 June 1999)

I'm doing A level hsitory and learned more during this film than in the past year of studying the tudors! I found it to be really interesting. I think Cate Blanchet was perfect as Elizabeth, Geoffrey rush was also good but I found Kathy Burke to be a rather strange casting descision as Mary. The film was visually stunning and the costumes were beautiful. By the end I felt hopelessly patriotic, could you imagine the present Queen saying that she is to be 'married to England'? No I can't either. It would have been nice if it got more at the oscars but the baftas made up for it though!