Elizabeth: The Golden Age directed by Shekhar Kapur has been sliced and diced by critics alike. It stands at a 24% on Rotten Tomatoes with 45 reviews counted; critics are calling it:"Highbrow camp masquerading as a history lesson soapier than any bottle of detergent."
-VILLAGE VOICE
"Too bad Kapur's new, glittering sequel shows up feeling prematurely old, square, and cautious."
-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Can Cate Blanchett survive the abuse of the film? Crazier things have happened. But it looks we will see Cate regardless in the supporting category, the issue is will she be a dual-nominee.
But we should all take a moment here and not be surprised that it is failing the way it is. It's a sequel for Pete's sake and very few get acknowledged unless you're a fantasy franchise or a grandeur mafia film. This goes to show you...
DON'T JUDGE A FILM BY ITS TRAILER!
Read the other reviews of the film here on Rotten Tomatoes.
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I liked the first so I'll still watch this. Only time will if Blanchett will be nominated one more time for the same performance.
ReplyDeleteyeh, i'm still going to go see it.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny because the two most anticipated films for me this year were this and Evening & they've both been critically panned??
The movie is all over the place, but Cate is phenomenal.
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