Good, but slightly confusing.

Rating: 7/10 (30 August 2007)

It was good, but not great. The costumes, sets, and music were wonderful which (to me) is just as important as the acting and script in a movie. The actors were also wonderful. Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth was perfect, and Geoffrey Rush as Walsingham was excellent. That being said, it's time for the negative.
This movie is not for the person with a short attention span (like myself). If you miss a line, you'll be lost for sure. A lot of the dialog was quiet so it was also hard to hear. I was pretty confused at the end of the movie about what happened in a couple of events, and I had to go look up some information on Queen Elizabeth.
If you're a fan of period films or any of the actors, see this movie. If you don't like history then, well, this probably isn't the movie for you.