Helena Bonham Carter,
Imogen Stubbs,
Nigel Hawthorne,
Ben Kingsley,
Mel Smith
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The classic Shakespearean comedy about mistaken identity and gender confusion is brought to the screen once again in this British production, courtesy of screenwriter-director Trevor Nunn. Nunn has tr... read more
DVD Release Date: August 30, 2005
Stats: 430 reviews
Light-hearted Shakespeare just as it should be. Pretty much perfectly cast with each actor hitting all the right notes. Still like with most Shakespeare it will never match up to its source material but at least it goes for a fair balance between the theatrical and the cinematic.
I really enjoyied this adaptation. It was much more fun. I just really thought it was great!
At first, it was a little confusing because the film assumes you know the story already. But after a while, you catch on and it becomes quite humorous.
umm... it wasnt horrible but the girl/man ws really ugly, and canning tatum is way hotter, she's the man is way better.
Not as funny as the play production I saw of Twelfth Night, but still very well acted- this movie could stand to take itself less seriously.
Was my absolute favorite for the longest time. Now, i still love it, but there are many other great ones out there
it was soo confusing but good movie all the same. it was funny, sad, and weird. "be not afriad of greatness. some are born great. some achieve greatness. and some have greatness thrust upon them." great line
I love Shakespeare, though I am unfamiliar with this particular play. The movie, however, because I was unfamiliar with the play, felt disjointed and rushed, though the acting was delightful. Ben Kingsley was delicious as the wise fool, full of depth and sharp, perceptive glances.
I have loved this movie for years.. It's my favorite Shakespeare play, and this version is great.. Richard E. Grant is hilarious, Ben Kingsley is amazing, .. and Imogen Stubbs is irresistable.. Not to mention, of course Helena Bonhem Carter, stunning as always.. Overall just ... read more
A comic meditation on desire, disguise and inherent bisexuality. Full Review
Only fitfully do the actors actually seem to become the characters they are playing. Full Review
British director Nunn doesn't always take advantage of the play's comic possibilities. But he creates absorbing, original moments -- in the unlikeliest of places. Full Review
An innovative and imaginatively rendered version of Shakespeare's funniest play. Full Review
Bonham Carter, who has grown wonderfully as an actress, walks the thin line between love and comedy... Full Review
Stage director Trevor Nunn hasn't exploited it in his film of the chaotic Bard farce, which delivers only fitfully on goodwill the play automatically beckons.
Shakespeare aficionados will probably be pleased that so much of the written word has made it to the screen, but the two-plus hour running length is a bit burdensome. Full Review
I started watching the film by thinking, "They should film more of the comedies," and probably They still should, but I ended by thinking, "They really ought to hire movie directors to make movies." Full Review
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