Her father's daughter.

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 1999)

Yes, this is historical DRAMA. Mr. Hirst has shown us how a young girl, in a world where women were considered the property of their husbands (and not existing in a legal sense otherwise), came into her own and changed the world.
Important point to remember: England was broke when Elizabeth came to power, and was the richest nation in the world at her death.
The story of Elizabeth surviving an overwhelming sense of powerlessness to become absolute in her power was brilliantly portrayed. Most of the time people remember great opening lines. This movie has one of the greatest closing lines. Was Elizabeth the first type-A personality to set on the throne? Ms. Blanchett's portrayal was certainly among the best, maybe the best since Bette Davies.