Shekhar Kapur did a fabulous job dressing up Elizabeth. As Ebert wrote, "[Kapur] clothes Elizabeth, her court and her architecture in the colors and texture of medieval India… He is attentive to the rustle of dresses and the clank of armor, gives us a barge on the Thames like a houseboat on a lake in Kashmir."

Ebert is a genius of the apt description. The story itself didn't really soar or surpass expectations. But it was quite beautiful to look at. Kapur used a lot of bird's eye shots and circular shots. I look forward to watching the director's track.