Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett's work as covered on Movie Habit

• Tar (2022)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Tár as a theatrical experience reinforces the power of film.

• Nightmare Alley (2021)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: The slow, precise journey is a hard sell with a payoff that isn’t entirely worth the effort.

• Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: There's a documentary within the movie that's pure movie gold.

• Cinderella (2015)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Even by Disney standards, this Cinderella is wholesome through and through.

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Special effects, Cate Blanchett make a familiar tale entertaining

• The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2014)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Bizarre story about a real-life paradise never found

• The Monuments Men (2014)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: The Monuments Men story is oversimplified and the real members are underserved

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Fascinating story deserved better than this movie

• Blue Jasmine (2013)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Blanchett an excellent Blanche

• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Robert Denerstein: By no means a disaster, The Hobbit mixes thrills with disappointments

  Review by Marty Mapes: Tolkein geeks rejoice

• Hanna (2011)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: For better or worse, it's impossible to pin Hanna down

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Can't be accused of visual dullness, but shouldn't it make a little more sense?

• Robin Hood (2010)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Takes from the legends behind the legend and gives to the heroic figure a more serious face

  Review by Robert Denerstein: Splits the difference between historical accuracy and not being too serious

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Curious how lifeless this "life-affirming" movie turns out to be

• I'm Not There (2007)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  DVD review by Marty Mapes: Full of Dylanology, Dylanography and Dylanerbole... if that's your thing

• Notes on a Scandal (2007)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: A gripping, well acted film, but not one of the year's best

• The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Entertaining enough to earn a recommendation as a light piece of eye candy

  DVD review by Marty Mapes: The Life Aquatic becomes more dear and more impressive the more you learn about it

• The Aviator (2004)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Feels like a whole, complete movie, without oversimplifying Hughes' life

• Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Jarmusch missed his mark; trying to present simple, non-dramatic moments but using celebrities

• Veronica Guerin (2003)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  DVD review by Risë Keller: An important moment in history, but as an entertainment, it’s less successful

• The Missing (2003)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Too cinematic to be genuine

• Heaven (2002)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: For audiences not bored by allegory, Heaven is worth the wait

  DVD review by Marty Mapes: Looks great on DVD, but the extra features don't answer the right questions

• Bandits (2001)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Matt Anderson: Peyton's screenplay takes advantage of the characters' quirks to offer some nice asides about life

• The Gift (2001)

  Cate Blanchett, Actor

  Review by Marty Mapes: Almost very good, but not quite