Quite interesting.

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 2004)

I'm glad I saw this film on DVD; I don't think it would be worth $6 to see it in the theater but nonetheless, it's a good film and any history buff should include it in his or her DVD collection. Cate Blanchett shines as Elizabeth (she plays Galadriel in the "Lord of the Rings" series). Some of the sexual content in the film made my stomach do some flip flops so I just covered my eyes (I was watching this in a class on early Modern European history...and I absolutely hate sex scenes). Another two thumbs up go to Geoffrey Rush as Sir Walsingham. My suggestion would be to see this film and read along with Susan Bridgen's "New Worlds, Old Worlds." Joseph Fiennes is also good as Elizabeth's (married) lover, Sir Robert Dudley.