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Elizabeth
75
Metascore
30 reviews · Provided by
Metacritic.com
80
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
Elizabeth's most triumphant aspect is Blanchett's transformation from saucy, spirited toe-tapper to iconic Virgin Queen.
80
Slate
David Edelstein
Slate
David Edelstein
The movie's approach makes for juicy melodrama.
80
The New York Times
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
Janet Maslin
This Elizabeth is presented as a glamorously stressed-out modern woman who must cope with a super-intense case of having it all.
80
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
Bollywood meets The Godfather.
80
Time
Richard Schickel
Time
Richard Schickel
This darkly sumptuous, hypnotically complex movie ought to have many constituencies.
78
Austin Chronicle
Russell Smith
Austin Chronicle
Russell Smith
Despite the florid trailers' emphasis on bodice-ripping romantic imagery, Elizabeth is above all a political thriller.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Elizabeth works in a number of ways. It's a feminist film. It's also a kind of spy thriller and a superior historical drama.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Acted and directed with great energy and imagination.
75
San Francisco Examiner
Walter Addiego
San Francisco Examiner
Walter Addiego
History rendered with enough brains and imagination to more than make up for its few stumbles.
50
USA Today
Mike Clark
USA Today
Mike Clark
A notably undynamic treatment of Protestant Elizabeth I's ascension to the British throne.
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