It’s clear what can be achieved when resources are limitless—with one significant exception: the script itself feels lacking in both brevity and imagination. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton manage to deliver solid performances, although their portrayals lean towards being overly dramatic within this sprawling account of a legendary historical figure. Rex Harrison's depiction of Caesar doesn’t quite measure up, bu…

It's an order! That’s practically what Cleopatra tells a speechless Mark Antony, and it feels like something many in Hollywood might have yelled at 20th Century Fox as their massive historical film seemed poised to ruin them financially. The story behind the making of this movie has become legendary, though I won’t rehash those details—there are excellent documentaries out there that cover it thoroughly and should be…