Review of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) by Christine D — 11 Aug 2008

I would watch the movie again for Emma, though I find that her performance does not match that of Sense and Sensibility. Denzel, somehow not completely untapped...

This review of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) was written by Christine D on 11 Aug 2008.

Much Ado About Nothing has generally received positive reviews.

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Shakespeare set to film. I never liked reading Shakespeare and watching is not much better. Updated dialog would have been better…

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Well, I have to hand it to Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn) - he knows how to deliver an entertaining picture…

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Joss Whedon is best known as writer/director of The Avengers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, so this departure into Shakespeare is atypical…

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If it wasn't for the 2 minutes of more butts than you can count, I would own this movie. It is hilarious…

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