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Created Mar 08, 2008 12:03AM PST • Edited Mar 08, 2008 12:03AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   Period movies are usually hard for me to follow, but this movie was fun to keep up with. Cate Blanchett is masterful as the powerful but vulnerable queen, and Clive Owen stands out from the court as the strong and stoic man that would have her heart even though the beautiful Abbie Cornish would have his. Set against the ever growing threat of an encroaching Spain and a scheming cousin Mary, the stress-level was just right for an intriging drama that let you escape to a long ago time and a far away place.

4. Acting

   Really Great 4.5

5. Male Stars Really Great 4.5

6. Female Stars Really Great 4.5

7. Female Costars Really Great 4.5

8. Male Costars Really Great 4.5

10. Film

    Great 4.0

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play Great 4.0

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.3

17. Sex Titillating 2.3

18. Violence Fierce 2.3

19. Rudeness Salty 2.3

21. Reality

    Glib 1.4

22. Circumstantial Glib 1.4

23. Biological Glib 1.4

24. Physical Glib 1.4