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Summary: Surprisingly Disappointing
Review: I was anxious to see this movie, considering the great reviews it received. I was very disappointed while watching, wondering halfway through if I should turn it off or if it might possibly get better. I wanted to watch the movie in its entirety so I could judge it fairly. The acting, although there were good actors involved, was quite bad. I was also disappointed because there was so much that seemed to be good about the story when I read brief clips about the film. I would not recommend seeing this movie.
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Summary: GREAT FILM OF PASSION AND COMEDY
Review: I am not an avid reader of Shakespeare's tales for fear of being bombarded by verbose prose, but SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE directed by John Madden is simply a lush tale of twisted love which is accessible and is bolstered by staunch performance from Gwyneth Paltrow who deservingly won a Best Actress for her role as Viola and the smouldering Joseph Fiennes as Will. It tells how Will scripted Romeo and Juliet and the delighful comedy spirals in when Viola dressed herself as a man for the role of Romeo. She yearns to break free of the shackles from her loveless marriage with Lord Wessex (Colin Firth) and march to the exuberance of the reel life by getting herself the part. There lies the beautiful poetic imagery that heightens the intensity of their passion - cutting and excruciating - even I am touched by the desperation, the madness of their love. It is a comedy, but it does not extract itself from the realities - the couple must face their separation with courage, beliving love is not a transient thing but a commitment. The great supporting cast of Judi Dench, who holds up the majesty as the Queen, Geoffrey Rush and Ben Affleck is suitably buoyant. The story offers a tantalizing history of how his work came by and sometimes it is even hard to distinguish between fiction and truth. Ultimately, the love story is one of wits, of passion and love - and we herald willingly long live the Bard. The film is fantastic - but I do wish the ending would not be that abrupt - although it does serve well.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This movie was great, and I am glad that it got the Oscar for Best Picture! It was a wonderful romance story and I think everyone should see it. It is about Shakespeare, and he has a bad case of writer's block until this beautiful girl comes into his life! Geoffrey Rush, Gweyneth Paltrow, and almost everyone else give great performances! Rent it!
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Summary: Cate Blanchet was robbed!
Review: First of all, I don't think Gwyneth Paltrow was nearly good enough in this movie for Best Actress. She shouldn't have even been nominated! Cate Blanchet on the other hand (she was in ELIZABETH. Came out same year--1998) was far better than Gwyneth! I love to watch movies that take place during Medival or Renaissance times. Shakespeare in Love proves that not all of them are good.
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Summary: Liked movie, didnt like the characters
Review: Movie was done well, the acting was wonderful, but the story was not what I would have paid to see. Number one rule for me with movies is: I can be honest on the writing and acting, in this case, both were at least 3 stars, but in this case, I didnt like the characters. Shakespeare plays an adulterer, who is estranged from his wife and children, who falls for the lead female character. I am not fond of characters who have those low moral standards. My husband took me to this movie, because he had heard it was a good date flick, well, not really, unless you find men who are cheating on thier wives romantic and attractive. So that did not make him a highly desirable male character for me to enjoy the story. Much as I did not enjoy the English Patient, I feel I must at least enjoy the character or at least like them, in order to enjoy the movie or story. Otherwise it ends up being a non moving event.
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Summary: BEST SPECIAL FEATURES ON DVD
Review: THE ONSCREEN COMMENTS ARE WONDERFUL. CAVEAT: SEE THE REGULAR FILM AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE GOING TO THE COMMENTS. DISTRACTING IF YOU TAKE THE COMMENST FIRST. OTHER GREAT COMMENTS ON "NOTTING HILL" DVD.
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Summary: Good movie!
Review: It's so complicated to describe the feeling of watching this movie, but it did make me bust into tears and laughters. Yes, there were a lot of funny things jammed in the sad stories. I believe everyone would have his/er own taste of movie, and perception of what love is. But this is really a movie for everyone!
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Summary: Shakespeare In Love
Review: All I have to say, is that this film is glorious! The acting is superb! Gwyneth Paltrow is fantasic! This film shows that love can come in many forms. It deserved Best Picture. It's not my favorite film of 1998, but it's really good!
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Summary: UMMMMM....I'VE SEEN BETTER
Review: I know I am probably the only person in the world to not fall in love with this movie, but I do not love this movie. The story line and plot is amazing. How a woman can want to become an actor. Yet in my personal opinion they could have picked better actors. Yes I am a Gwenyth Paltrow fan, yet her acting seemed at times tiresome. Joseph fines could have added more to his character. The only part of this movie that was the most enjoyable for me was the end.
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Summary: trying to understand people and....
Review: people's love of this movie! I must have many cultural blind spots or just bad taste in movies.. gosh, who knows... what I think of the movie is that very few movies have bored me more than this one! granted, I know precious little about Shakespeare so I guess I missed many of the jokes that the 'sophisticated' people loved so much.. I remember sitting in the movie theater surrounded by aspiring intellectuals laughing almost all the way through it... I don't remember a genuine laugh coming from me...however, I think I've been known in the past to have a sense of humor, lest anyone thinks I'm just a bore... movie seemed to be quite convoluted and I've seen many movies much more romantic and clever than this one, but like I wrote above, I am probably culturally illiterate and remain simply an ignorant simpleton... I'm glad you intellectuals enjoyed it. (no sarcasm of course)
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