Stick to the 1st film only. This is unnecessary & not so good.

Rating: 6/10 (5 February 2008)

If Cate Blanchett hadn't come back for this film, there would have been no reason to see it. The original "Elizabeth" is a wonderful film, and this film adds nothing to the mythos. I think Cate is a masterful actress and she is good in this too, but an Oscar nomination? Um no. I believe that just because a performance is outstanding it is much harder to justify it when the film it self isn't very good. Now don't get me wrong there is a lot of worse out there, however there really isn't much to get engaged in. I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone except the die hard fans of the first or of the Queen herself. I found myself to be pretty darn bored through just about everything. The cinematography is excellent, the acting is decent, and the sets are gorgeous. The problem is that the script just doesn't have that Umph you need to seriously get into it. I think 6/10 is generous and that is only because Blanchett is superb. Without her I would knock it down quite a bit.