Review of Much Ado About Nothing (2013) by Tony D — 16 Jul 2013
Joss Whedon's tipsy iambic house party delights with jazzy energy and wit. Amy Acker gives us a brilliant, sharp-tongued, eye-rolling Beatrice. Clark Gregg is by turns lordly, avuncular, scary, and rueful.
Reed Diamond does a merry regal turn. Nathan Fillion's plays Dogberry as a pastiche of bad cop shows. Alex Denisoff is, alas, the film's weak point, a half-hearted, clowning Bennedick. Whedon would have done better to cast Alan Tudyk as the male lead: a Whedon regular with the wit, energy, dramatic range, and comic chops to make the man Beatrice loves to hate seem worth the trouble.
This review of Much Ado About Nothing (2013) was written by Tony D on 16 Jul 2013.
Much Ado About Nothing has generally received positive reviews.
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