Much Ado About Nothing
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Actor: Brian Blessed, Chris Barnes, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Briers, Richard CliffordBrand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Primary Contributor: Reeves, Keanu
Primary Contributor: Thompson, Emma
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-07
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Much Ado About Nothing
Movie Review: A pretty good attempt at one of Shakespeare's B-list plays
Summary: 4 Stars
Nobody could say the storyline in Much Ado About Nothing is particularly clever. In fact, despite some very witty lyricism you would have to say this is one of Shakespeare's weakest plays. Having said that, this interpretation by Kenneth Branagh makes the most of the material. The comic characters are completely over-the-top (including Michael Keaton of Batman fame, and Ben Elton, creator of the Young Ones) and the more serious ones are given a slightly modern interpretation. The main plot which deals with the importance of virginity in a new bride, has a gently mocking modern treatment. The whole play is, as its name suggests, a storm in a teacup and Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thomson make the most of the sarcastic interplay available to them. Even the charming Denzel Washington manages not to stumble over his lines.
Summary of Much Ado About Nothing
Full of sparkling merriment (The Hollywood Reporter) this sexy sunny comedy positively sizzles as one set of lovers battles against a dirty trick and another set simply battles each other! Adapted by Oscar? nominee* Kenneth Branagh and featuring an all-star cast this charming romp casts the battle of the sexes in the form of an elegant dance (The New York Times).A military war has just ended but the merry war between Beatrice (Emma Thompson) and Benedick (Branagh) rages on! Can their friends trick them into making love instead? For that matter can another couple s devotion survive the evil Don John s (Keanu Reeves) vicious lies? It s up to the blundering constable (Michael Keaton) to save the day so that the course of true love may yet run smooth!System Requirements: Running Time 111 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG-13 UPC: 027616869548 Manufacturer No: 1002756Kenneth Branagh's 1993 production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is a vigorous and imaginative work, cheerful and accessible for everyone. Largely the story of Benedick (Branagh) and Beatrice (Emma Thompson)--adversaries who come to believe each is trying to woo the other--the film veers from arched wit to ironic romps, and the two leads don't mind looking a little silly at times. But the plot is also layered with darker matters that concern the ease with which men and women fall into mutual distrust. Branagh has rounded up a mixed cast of stage vets and Hollywood stars, among the latter Denzel Washington and Michael Keaton, the latter playing a rather seedy, Beetlejuice-like version of Dogberry, king of malapropisms. The DVD release has optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, Dolby sound, optional Spanish and French soundtracks or subtitles.--Tom Keogh
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