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Genres:
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Comedy /
Drama /
Romance /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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John Madden
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Actors:
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Antony Sher,
Martin Clunes,
Georgie Glen,
Tim McMullan,
Steven Beard,
Patrick Barlow,
Sandra Reinton,
Bridget McConnell,
Geoffrey Rush,
Tom Wilkinson,
Steven O'Donnell,
Joseph Fiennes,
Simon Callow,
Judi Dench,
Nicholas Boulton
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Duration:
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123 min.
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Rating:
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(7.4/10)110.5
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Plot Summary:
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Young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) falls for Viola (Gwyneth Paltrow), reawakening his creativity, but she is betrothed to Wessex.
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Tags:
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Best. Film. Ever.
This has got to be my favourite film.
The fictional tale of Shakespeare's writing of Romeo and Juliet is clever witty and romantic.
With a great cast all round including Paltrow at her best, an excellent portrayal of the young Shakepeare by Fiennes and hilarious appearances from the likes of Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Dame Judi Dence, Tom Wilkinson and Geoffrey Rush. The plot weaves beautifully, keeping attention right up to the end. Different, moving and so entertaining.
I can't do it justice on paper (or on screen), you'll just have to watch it and find out for yourself.
Why?
Infuriating romantic comedy in which every moment is drowned in a sea of schmaltz, particularly those between the lovers; the script is fairly good, witty even, but is ruined by honey-coated direction and poor performances.
Why this arrogant, soppy sludge won so many Oscars remains beyond comprehension; it’s just a run-of-the-mill, saccharine rom-com. Don’t be drawn in by the word ‘Shakespeare’ in its title; it doesn’t make it any cleverer.
Shakespeare in Love
If movies be the food of enjoy, then there's an excess of it in this delightful Utopian comedy, a creative romp that makes facetious service of theatrical conventions and Shakespeare's own works; it is not on the contrary in love with love, but with the power of arena.
Shakespeare in Love
As a manager, John Plague (who began in histrionic arts and goggle-box and had made four features prior to this, including Mrs Brown) is clearly attracted to aspects of proclivity that arrive on sift unconventional, just askew. Shakespeare (Fiennes) and his unclear Viola De Lesseps (Paltrow, doing plummy English pronunciation as used in Sliding Doors) testify to these concerns. The plot concerns Shakespear's struggle with writers block. He is being hounded for a strange play before theatre straw boss Philip Henslowe (To-do, relishing the place). The young dramaturge is working on something that doesn't sound right down to the ground promising - 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter'. A good-humoured romp leads up to when the play goes into pre-television and...
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