Re: Much Ado About Nothing
The finest film adaptation of a Shakespeare comedy* ever made!
What especially blew me away was how entirely crystal clear the enunciation of the dialogue was - - I have never felt so in tune with the language of Shakespeare in any of my previous experiences with him. Sure I'd appreciated his brilliance upon slow and thoughtful analysis, but in
Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare's humor hit me right in the gut in realtime as I laughed and laughed. The romance is also just as effervescent and this four hundred year old ROM-COM plays as if it is brand new. This is not just a Shakespeare to admire, it's a Shakespeare to love!
The principal actors are absolutely superb, and the odd choices for the secondary characters add their own little surprising touches of interest to the film.
If only Brannagh had been able to make more of Shakespeare's ouevre when he was at the height of his directorial powers...
out of (*BTW, my favorite film adaptation of a Shakespeare tragedy is the incomparably grim
Titus by Julie Taymor...)