Much Ado About Nothing

  • 1993


MOVIE IS imaginative cinematic vigorous wonderful lackluster
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Positive Reviews 16
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 3.9/5
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4.2
And Michael Keaton doesnt help: His spitting, belching, eyeball popping performance as constable Dogberry only emphasizes how hermetically sealed off .. EW
3.8
The key to the films success is in the acting, especially in the sparks that fly between Branagh and Thompson. Rogerebert
4.5
A spirited, winningly acted rendition of one of the Bards most popular comedies. Variety
4.5
Theres much to commend in Branaghs pruned, international version of Shakespeares troubling comedy. Time Out
4.5
Director Branagh, who altered the play imaginatively for the screen, gives wonderful import to this silliness from long ago.
1.5
Branagh doesnt seem to have connected very deeply with his material.
4.0
Sunny, warm, and so full as to almost split its skin, thats Much Ado.
4.5
Much Ado About Nothing sparkles with two bright and buoyant performances. Spirituality And Practice
5.0
Keanu Reeves, as Don Pedros bastard brother, Don John, isnt as bad as one might reasonably expect (given his lackluster track record), principally bec .. ReelViews
1.5
This doesnt suit Reeves, for whom acting is an energetic business. Independent
4.5
The good news is that the audience will have just as much fun as the players with this one. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
A lusty, vigorous, sun drenched romp in which two parallel love affairs intertwine with comedic and dramatic results. Internet Reviews
4.4
For the rest of us, theres the next best thing: Branaghs highly entertaining and accessible take on one of the Bards zestiest comedies. Groucho Reviews
4.5
Its both a modest shrug of the author at his own brilliance and an Elizabethan joke. New Republic
4.5
You can not fault Branaghs enthusiasm and his successful campaign to bring the Bard to the masses. Film4
4.5
Much Ado About Nothing is one of the few movies of recent years that could leave its audiences weeping with joy. OutWeek
3.5
Although Kenneth Branaghs interpretation does much to make Shakespeares play comprehensible, it ultimately fails to create any kind of enduring watcha .. Apollo Guide
4.5
Imaginative, intelligent, and brilliantly filmed, Branaghs Much Ado... is likely to make many people especially the young understand that Shakespeare .. Ny Books
1.5
One longs for genuine bursts of cinematic poetry instead of all the overemphatic gusto.



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