Review of Anonymous (2011) by Wesley G — 01 Jul 2012

WOW!! Amazing movie with lots of twists and turns and an oh-sooooo-different outlook on what we all thought we knew of William Shakespeare......!

This review of Anonymous (2011) was written by Wesley G on 01 Jul 2012.

Anonymous has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Liz B (280) on 18 Feb 2014

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By Adrian Z (553) on 27 Jul 2014

Roland Emmerich seems an unexpected choice to direct this intriguing historical drama that audauciously claims Shakespeare was not really author…

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By Cinemaphile (26) on 28 Jul 2016

Anonymous is an Elizabethan whodunnit with slick production values brought to you by he who cannot be named…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 21 Jul 2015

Take a conspiracy theory or two and build a typically dull period drama around it; this is the result…

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By Zachary B (281) on 19 Nov 2013

Great film, don't understand the bad reviews. I can say this movie isn't for everyone…

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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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By Carlos M (2,069) on 18 Oct 2016

Being an italian and, thus not having bene educated with the mitology of Shakespeare as an untouchable icon, I consider this film one of the…

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By Sam D (681) on 24 Mar 2014

Costumes, pomp, english accents, and swashbuckle, but absolutely no heart. It comes across like a big unfocused mess. I did not get it…

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By Mark James A (388) on 16 Nov 2013

An interesting version of who Shakespeare really was…

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