The film lacked credibility.

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 1999)

The film portrayed The Golden Age as I always thought it would be. It portrayed gorgeous music, gorgeous costumes, and an essentially unblemished world. Still, "Elizabeth" lacked credibility. Where were the physical and mental handicaps so common during the period. What happened to the filth, garbage and rats. Why weren't the characters infested by fleas and lice? And for goodness sakes, why didn't the characters display a single wart? What, indeed, happened to the pox?