I prefer this one to Branagh's other Shakespeare adaptations.

The finest film adaptation of a Shakespeare comedy* ever made!

What especially blew me away was how entirely crystal clear the enunciation of the dialogue was - - I have never felt so in tune with the language of Shakespeare in any of my previous experiences with him. Sure I'd appreciated his brilliance upon slow and thoughtful analysis, but in Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare's humor hit me right in the gut in realtime as I laughed and laughed. The romance is also just as effervescent and this four hundred year old ROM-COM plays as if it is brand new. This is not just a Shakespeare to admire, it's a Shakespeare to love!

The principal actors are absolutely superb, and the odd choices for the secondary characters add their own little surprising touches of interest to the film.

If only Brannagh had been able to make more of Shakespeare's ouevre when he was at the height of his directorial powers...


out of



(*BTW, my favorite film adaptation of a Shakespeare tragedy is the incomparably grim Titus by Julie Taymor...)

Beautifully shot. It’s weird seeing all these actors so young. The dialogue is difficult to understand as you would expect with a Shakespeare play, but the actors and director use the film medium to help you understand. Emma Thompson is the best.

B+

I watched this at school. A snooze fest.