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Shakespeare in Love
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey
Rush, Colin Firth |
| MPAA Rated: |
R |
| Released By: |
Miramax Pictures |
| Kiddie Movie: |
It's not too bad except for the love
scenes, but they might not get the Shakespearean-speak. |
| Date Movie: |
She'll make you rent it. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Gwyneth shows her boobs. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Nothing gratuitous. |
| Action: |
Nope. |
| Laughs: |
Quite a few. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
Where Queen
Elizabeth comments on "Romeo & Juliet." |
| Memorable
Quote: |
The little kid:
"I saw him kiss her boobbies!" |
| Directed By: |
John Madden |
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Shakespeare in Love
A Movie/DVD Review |
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| Gwyneth Paltrow as Lady Viola |
Alright dudes, you're girlfriend is going to want to see
"Shakespeare In Love." Face it, she probably will, and you
will be faced with the typical "not another damn
chick-flick" thoughts going through your head. And, yea, it
mostly is a chick flick, a love story about a fictional way in which
William Shakespeare may have come up with "Romeo &
Juliet," but, dudes, it does have some funny moments, the
story's not that bad, and you get to see Gwyneth Paltrow's breasts.
Alright, the story kinda goes like this. Joseph Fiennes is Will
Shakespeare and he's lost his desire to write. This is a bummer,
especially for the owners of the theaters counting on his plays to
bring in the people. Well, they have an audition for a play that
isn't written yet and Lady Viola (Gwyneth) auditions (dressed as a
dude because it's a no-no for dudettes to be actors, well actresses,
well, in any case, they can't be on stage).
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| Joseph Fiennes as Will Shakespeare |
Shakespeare loves the way he/she speaks poetry, and tries to track
him/her down. Eventually Will figures out that he is a she and he is
back in love and ready to write. The problem is that Lady Viola is
to be wed to Lord Wessex (Colin Firth). But that doesn't stop the
two lovebirds, and actually probably inspires Will all the more.
Will and Viola do the nasty, the Queen is able to tell, Lord Wessex
is pissed, the play almost doesn't go on, and the movie doesn't end
with a totally sappy ending.
"Shakespeare in Love" is a decent rental, and I think
most dudes might even enjoy it unless they're the type that only
like "blow things up" style movies. It's got some comedy,
it's got some seriousness, it's got some sex, and Judi Dench as
Queen Elizabeth is a pisser. Is it as great as everyone says?
Honestly, I didn't think so, at least not that much, but it's well
worth the rental.
I'll give "Shakespeare in Love" 3 ½ stars out of 5.
It's a good movie, I laughed, and it didn't end with a totally sappy
ending.
That's it for this one, I'm The Dude on the Right!! L8R!! |
