Okay, this movie was really very good. I have to say that, even though I don't want to. Period films tend to annoy me, and here's why. I always become obsessed with how accurate the movie is for the era it is depicting. Not that I'm an expert, by any means. Not that I'd ever know. But it bothers me, and I find myself distracted throughout the whole movie.
So what do you say? The story line was interesting? Well, that's history. The acting was superb? Well, duh. The cast was out of this world. It was one of those movies that was so shamelessly perfect that it almost numbed you to its excellence. The one aspect that staid refreshingly noticeable was the use of color in the film. Cold moments were shot in greys and blues, dark deeds were shadowed in such a heavy palette that the viewere almost had to squint to make sure they were seeing what was being shown. The image of Elizabeth standing on England's coast, watching the ships blaze just off shore with the wind whipping her night rail, completely vulnerable and stripped of her station, will stay with me and be at the forefront of my mind whenever The Golden Age is mentioned.
If you aren't into historical films, I think you'd still enjoy it. But don't watch it when you're tired - so much of its value is in the dialogue.
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