Review of Anonymous (2011) by Greg L — 21 Feb 2012

Interesting spin on famous person in history.

This review of Anonymous (2011) was written by Greg L on 21 Feb 2012.

Anonymous has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Liz B (280) on 18 Feb 2014

Meandering story that is hard to follow unless you are a historian or decide to take a Wikipedia break to look up some of the key characters/events…

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By Ian R (982) on 20 May 2014

Eat it, Stratfordians. Make way for the truth…

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By Ty P (436) on 26 Apr 2014

An interesting speculation and well played out, leaving nothing to 'what if?' and perhaps even most convincing…

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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 Roberto V (42) on 15 Feb 2014

I am impressed by many reasons but , most of all, with the fact this movie is so underrated may be it historically accurate or not…

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By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 04 Mar 2014

it's ultimately clear that Emmerich should stick to the larger-than-life, blockbuster fare with which he's become associated…

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By Brett H (1,346) on 08 Apr 2014

Interesting theory on the legacy of Shakespeare, and I highly enjoyed the way his plays were used for political statements…

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By Emma C (361) on 14 Aug 2017

Anonymous ambitiously conveys the theory that Shakespeare did not write a single play…

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By Debbie Baldwin (220) for Ladue News (220) on 09 Nov 2018

My biggest complaints about the film are that it jumps around like crazy and the rest of the acting is a tad melodramatic…

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