Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Laurence Fox, Tom Hollander, Abbie Cornish, Rhys Ifans, Jordi Mollà, Samantha Morton, Eddie Redmayne, Adrian Scarborough, Adam Godley, Christian Brassington, Robert Cambrinus, David Threlfall
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.
Sadly, someone agreed that a sequel to "Elizabeth" (1998) was required so we ended up with this rather fanciful vehicle for a still competent Cate Blanchett but not so much for a terribly wooden Clive Owen as the seafaring Walter Raleigh. Following the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (Samantha Morton), England is facing impending invasion by the Spanish Armada. The (largely forgivable) factual i...