Excellent!

Rating: 8/10 (15 March 2014)

This is an extraordinary portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in her early years of reign. I really like films dealing about British monarchy because it is great source of films, series and theater. Many historians thought that British monarch was going to survive, but in the end it did. Hence, we have all these films and series dealing on the subject.
First about the film, naturally plot had to be this way, we know a lot about QEI and her life. Acting is fantastic, no wonder Kate Blanchett received Oscar for her role. Costimography is excellent and choice of the sets also. All in all it is a must see, especially for those buffs of the royals.
A little bit about the history. I was always wondering how did she manage to stay afloat, everything was against her. She succeeded in defeating Spain and the poor Phillip II did not manage to bring back Roman Cathoicism to Britain. It was a really an outstanding miracle of her times. Many historian can not explain all of that yet, but explanation is rather simple. They did not have weather man during those times.