Review of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) by Matt D — 14 May 2009

My favorite Shakespeare play and an amazing job by Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson. However the real star of this one was Michael Keaton's character.

This review of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) was written by Matt D on 14 May 2009.

Much Ado About Nothing has generally received positive reviews.

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A complete waste of time. Not entertaining at all. Black and white film. What is this retro crap??? I would not recommend this movie at all…

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Nothing more than a Kenneth Branagh vanity project. It's dull and a waste of time. If you are going to do Shakespeare do it right…

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Love, love, love this movie. Oh, and the place where they filmed it? I want to go to there…

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Translated beautifully on the big screen…

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