'In the reprise to her star-making 1998 role as Queen Elizabeth I, Cate Blanchett resembles the spawn of Joan of Arc and the White Witch. "I have a hurricane in me that will strip Spain bare!" bellows this human force of nature, hair and sparks flying.'

'As the title figure in Elizabeth: The Golden Age, dodging assassins, defending the Church of England against its enemies, and preparing to vanquish the Spanish Armada, Blanchett is an actress of typhoon strength. She's got dazzle and depth - an unbeatable combination in an actress or a monarch.'

'Blanchett rules.'

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