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Title: Elizabeth must be rolling in her grave.
Review: This movie wants to be the British answer to the "Queen Margot" with Isabelle Adjani - and fails. Like "Queen Margot" it's a "dirty" historical film - I mean, literally. Everybody looks like they've never taken a bath in their lives, greasy hair and all. You can almost smell the stench just by watching it. I'm sure that may be very historically accurate, but I dislike it just the same. It's very arty, very pretentious, with lots of violence and irreverence toward historical figures. Life's too short. ... Enough.Cate Blanchet looks ridiculous, but never more so than when she's dancing, relaxing and flirting. That's not how you get to be one of the most famous female monarchs in history. One would never understand, by watching this movie, what was the big deal about Elizabeth, and how she earned the respect of posterity.
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