Made me want to learn more

Rating: 6/10 (7 August 2006)

I watched the beginning of this movie on TV and it really made me interested in Queen Elizabeth. Then I went and checked out the book "The Life of Elizabeth" by Alison Weir and was totally intrigued. The life of Elizabeth I was extremely fascinating and learning about all the people around her and everything was great. Then I rented the movie and watched it all the way through and was pretty disappointed. There were some characters who were featured prominently that were not actually that prominent in her life and some that were left out that would have been more interesting to see. I loved the acting, but in many parts it seemed confusing trying to keep track of who the people were. If you are doing a report on Queen Elizabeth then this isn't what you should watch. It's an alright movie, but not very strict to the facts.