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Cate Blanchett gives a bravura performance in this dark and lurid account, which is done from a contemporary standoint as a conspiracy thriller, emphasizing the violent actions
Dank interior castle settings create a claustrophobic intensity that underscores the growing sense of paranoia and people's sinister machinations in this battle for England.
More often than not, it's a watchable and thought-provoking history lesson rather than the captivating, revealing, intimate portrait it wants to be.
The 'spotlight series' DVD provides a great-looking transfer of the film and a nice little collection of extras.
Drama of the ascendancy of England's most powerful queen brims with great acting, brilliant direction.
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