[rating:5/5]

It’s not often that I review movies (there are some exceptions) but felt compelled to do so here as there seem to be so many that disliked Elizabeth – The Golden Age. I saw this when it first came out in the theaters and was thoroughly impressed. Yes, the costumes were spectacular, the photography superlative, and the scenery breathtaking; in other words, this film is filled with eye candy. Cate Blanchett played the awesomely beautiful queen and I was transfixed by her performance – something that normally doesn’t happen to me when I go to a movie.

Granted, there may be many historical inaccuracies in this film but I didn’t buy a ticket to receive an education – I use other sources (such a books) to accomplish that. (What a concept!) Elizabeth – The Golden Age, effectively transported me out of the here and now into another realm which only the arts can do. It also led to a desire to read more on the life of the “Virgin Queen.” It is for those reasons that I would highly recommend this film.