This is the year for Cate's Oscar!

Rating: 9/10 (10 February 2008)

When I saw the trailer for Elizabeth: The Golden Age, I was a little baffled, I know this is going to sound so bad, but I was thinking "Oh, great, the sequel to Elizabeth, Elizabeth: The Search for More Money". I mean, they ended the movie Elizabeth so well, why did they need another movie? But after Cate's Oscar nomination, I decided to go ahead and see the movie and just see if it was any good, I watched it yesterday and I have to say that Elizabeth: The Golden Age was really good. I'm a little surprised by the rating of a 6.9, I thought they presented Queen Elizabeth with the great honor and strength that she deserved. Cate Blanchett was astonishing, her performance was just incredible, it's almost like this was the role that was just meant to be her's. She brought Queen Elizabeth to life like no other actress has before.
Queen Elizabeth has taken rule to England, she is still childless and unmarried, the war between the Prodestents and the Catholic's is still going strong, since Elizabeth is a known Prodestent, many people do not want her on the throne. Mary Stewart is Elizabeth's cousin and many people believe that she should have taken the crown and will assassinate Elizabeth just to get their way. For once Queen Elizabeth's emotions are starting to show, she's frightened and worried what is going to happen to her and her kingdom, but with the reassurance of the adventurer, Sir Walter Raleigh and old friend, Sir Francis Walsingham, she feels the strength to go on and go into war with the Spanish.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age is a remarkable film and I was really impressed with how they presented Elizabeth, she was so strong and admirable. The film itself is great as well, while it's not strongly accurate, the story is terrific, I know they had to give it a little something to grab the audience's's attention. But the sets, the costumes, the characters, Clive Owen made a great performance out of Sir Raleigh, he was the perfect choice. I would recommend Elizabeth: The Golden Age, it's a terrific movie and I hope Cate gets the Oscar she very much deserves for the performance of Elizabeth.
9/10