Pros: Sumptuous costuming, some clever twists and turns. Fantastic supporting cast. Cons: Need I say Gwyneth Paltrow?
Taking a clever invention, Tom Stoppard crafted a witty tale of passion, romance, poetry and theatre here, and the stage play was turned into a pretty decent film. I went with a friend of mine who was (and is) passionately devoted to the works of...
Pros: cinematography, brilliant script, great performances, Hollywood in-jokes Cons: period piece, a dramedy hybrid that many "didn't get"
I went to this movie, like a lot of my kind, because of the Oscar buzz. How many films go into Oscar season with 13 nominations? (It went on to win 7, including Best Picture and Best Actress). I had to drive halfway across the county to see it, and ...
Pros: Great love story with real substance! Cons: Lots of inside jokes... somtime ya gotta think!
Winner of seven, count 'em, seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Judy Dench), Best Original Screenplay (co-written by one of my favs Tom Stoppard), this wonderful film on DVD has a great ...
Pros: Very funny script, good performances overall Cons: Takes liberties with reality, heavy-handed in parts
John Madden’s charming comedy concerns the romantic exploits of the famous playwright. While it isn’t on the level of high art that Saving Private Ryan and The Truman Show were in 1998, it did manage to win Best Picture, just to show how little...
Pros: Romantic, funny, light on the history but heavy on the action love story Cons: None
According to March Norman and Tom Stoppard's Shakespeare in Love, the original title of the infamous love story was Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate King's Daughter, a work-in-progress title which thankfully, was changed as we witness the beauty of...
Pros: Ingenious, witty, lively script; good fun; strong lead performances; superlative supporting performances; lush period detail Cons: The romantic aspect hinges on whether Fiennes and Paltrow appeal to your performance tastes
I watched this film several years ago and again tonight. I liked it quite a bit more the second time around. I guess that I got past the absurdity of this depiction of Shakespeare's life as a young man and approached the film, this time, on its own ...
Pros: A fun and delightful romp through Shakespeare and his quotes. Cons: Vanilla by nature but are cookies as good without vanilla?
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!
SO I am supposed to write this epinion based upon the following critereon: "It could be from a book. It could be from a movie... a song, even a commercial. It is the one line that...
Pros: Historical humor which is at times hysterical. Cons: Fictitious, but that is to be expected.
Shakespeare In Love is one of those delightful movies that bring history to life- at least life as we might wish had been. The story within the film is in fact fictitious, yet many of its characters are based on true historical persons. While it ...
Pros: It has everything you could want in a film (except gore and Heath Ledger) Cons: Why is this field required? I can't think of anything!
If a Shakespearesque play about Shakespeare himself isn't an interesting concept, I don't know what is. Add to that its general appeal--love, drama, comedy, and even action--a cast of brilliant actors, a clever, witty script, beautiful costumes and ...
Pros: A great romantic flick Cons: can't think of any!
In March of the year 1999 ‘Shakespeare in Love’ received the desired Academy Award as the Best Movie. When I was watching the ceremony, I had seen 4 of the 5 contenders and didn’t consider a romantic comedy a real threat… but in a...
Pros: Many funny scenes and excellent performances given by the actors. Cons: Sappy and overly dramatic in places, historically inaccurate.
...there is no question. Move over Leonardo and Claire, because Joseph and Gwyneth can take you on any day (before the flaming starts, let me state that I do like that version of Romeo and Juliet, although it really puzzles me as to how a boy who...
Pros: Intriguing concept, flawlessly executed Cons: It didn't need nudity to tell its story effectively
Okay, so I'm a sucker for a costume drama, but when I sat down to watch this film, even I didn't expect to be so thoroughly entertained. It matters not if the delicious conceit concocted by screenwriters Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman is true, the one...
Pros: Brings genuine emotion to what could have been a mere bookish collection of in-jokes. Cons: Overachievers in the comedy field, like Gilliam, make this movie, ultimately, inconsequential.
It's the Golden Age of England. Sleeves are puffier than a workaholic's eyes, people toss slop in the streets, where its rummaged through by roaming livestock, a simple question, like "Are you going?" takes many sweet-sounding, superfluous syllables,...
"There’s no writer that shall not perish, but what his hand hath written endureth ever. Write, therefore, nothing but what wilt please thee when thou shall see it on the day of resurrection." - The thousand & One Nights William ...
Triumphant winner of 7 Academy Awards& - including Best Picture - this witty, sexy smash features Oscar&-winning Best Actress Gwyneth Paltrow (Sliding...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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