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Much Ado About Nothing (1993) |
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greatThis movie has everything!! And in the end weather you want to or not , you're smiling!!
Who says Shakespeare can't be fun?Beautifully photographed and brilliantly executed in the Tuscan sunshine, this film version captures all the energy and charm of Shakespeare's famous comedy. The cast is surprisingly long on Americans-thankfully NOT burdened here with those painfully fake English accents that we so often must endure-but under Branagh's excellent direction, even the unlikely casting of Keanu as the Bad Seed brother of Denzel's Don Pedro is not too hard to swallow (and Michael Keaton's constable is just classic comedy). Dialogue is condensed but true to the meter-and the "meat"-of the original, and retains all the metaphor, pun, double-entendre and wordplay which reveal the Bard's genius. Branagh himself is thoroughly splendid as Benedick; as Beatrice, the always brilliant Emma Thompson has never been more lovely. Even those uninitiated who find Shakespeare incomprehensible will be surprised to be so charmed and entertained by this captivating film.
Who says Shakespeare can't be fun?Beautifully photographed and brilliantly executed in the Tuscan sunshine, this film version captures all the energy and charm of Shakespeare's famous comedy. The cast is surprisingly long on Americans-thankfully NOT burdened here with those painfully fake English accents that we so often must endure-but under Branagh's excellent direction, even the unlikely casting of Keanu as the Bad Seed brother of Denzel's Don Pedro is not too hard to swallow (and Michael Keaton's constable is just classic comedy). Dialogue is condensed but true to the meter-and the "meat"-of the original, and retains all the metaphor, pun, double-entendre and wordplay which reveal the Bard's genius. Branagh himself is thoroughly splendid as Benedick; as Beatrice, the always brilliant Emma Thompson has never been more lovely. Even those uninitiated who find Shakespeare incomprehensible will be surprised to be so charmed and entertained by this captivating film.