Cate fails

Rating: 5/10 (17 February 2001)

After reading a lot of positive reviews, I was disappointed by this movie. The costumes and scenography are well done, most of the cast is good and Geoffrey Rush (from "Shine") is great as the queen's ruthless adviser.
But Cate Blanchett simply is not up to it. She is supposed to portray a sweet girl who grows into a merciless queen, but she just walks around looking like she's having a toothache. The Elizabeth character should have been played by
someone with better acting skills and greater screen presence (Emma
Thompson, maybe?). Some scenes are too long and parts of the film are
boring.