Review of Much Ado About Nothing (2013) by Andrei D — 05 Oct 2013

Might take some a while to grasp the Shakespearean dialogue (it did me), but once you translate your mind to the film's tongue, you can appreciate not only the filmmaking, but also the story, a classical, mischievous tale of betrayal and silliness, with a surprising amount of depth in both the laughs and the tragedies.

However, my biggest problem with the film is actually the Shakespear-isms themselves. I find that the man's now legendary stories suffer from the inefficiencies of his time period and imagination, his penchant for unnecessary verbosity, his lack of restraint (though obviously film didn't exist in his day, for those who aren't aware) not to mention the way the plot jarringly moves one way, before quickly exiting the other. I felt the same way about Coriolanus, another brilliant adaptation of his works (directed by Ralph Fiennes).

Even so, it's definitely worth seeing for every other reason, and if you ARE a fan of literature, you'll certainly find much to enjoy here!