| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"...surrenders to soapy camp." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...weighed down by its splendor." more... |
B- |
E! Online
Dezhda Mountz |
"...the filmmakers have become too comfortable with Elizabeth..." more... |
B- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"A production of exquisitely complicated wigs and expensively grand wide shots, it pauses often to admire its own beauty, leery of messing with previous success." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...a noble and beautiful disappointment..." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"It's robust historical fiction, designed as movie spectacle, which calls out to toss aside dusty history books and join the fun." more... |
A- |
Los Angeles Times
Carina Chocano |
"...the drama is about as subtle as a sledgehammer to the temple." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...quite lavish and entertaining..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...The Golden Age has sweep and momentum and almost as many mood shifts and genre notes as the queen has dresses." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...lacks the intricate plotting that characterized its predecessor." more... |
B- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Cate Blanchett can do anything, even play Bob Dylan, but she can't save this creaky sequel..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein |
"Commanding the screen much as Elizabeth does her subjects, Blanchett suggests her character's androgynous nature." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"If you're still not sure who to root for, just let the bombastic soundtrack pound the cues into your head." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...squanders the opportunity to give us a telling glimpse of the woman behind the ruff." more... |
C |
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