Review of Anonymous (2011) by Greg W — 10 Nov 2012

I loved it. Hard to follow at times, but incredible story.

This review of Anonymous (2011) was written by Greg W on 10 Nov 2012.

Anonymous has generally received mixed reviews.

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I could offer a long list of the historical inaccuracies in the film.But the inaccuracies aren't actually the biggest problem in a film that…

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By Andres G (473) on 05 Oct 2013

Good entertaining fictional historic movie. Just don't try to chew on whether the history is true or not but enjoy the plot…

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Regardless of your views on Shakespeare's authorship, Anonymous is an insulting, plodding, dull, unfocused junk heap of a film…

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By Sam D (681) on 24 Mar 2014

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