Boring

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 1999)

I'm no historian so I couldn't care less about any inaccuracies in this film. All I have to say is that it was boring, and contrary to what some may think, it did not deserve to even be NOMINATED as best picture. Oh, it wasn't horrible. Cate Blanchett was good as the young queen who suddenly finds herself under a lot of pressure, but that's it. Had this movie been a mini-series on PBS, I probably would've liked it more. But since it was a film released in theaters it has to live up to certain criteria, which it didn't.
The only cool scene is where one of Elizabeth's maids or something puts on one of her dresses which happens to be laced with poison.