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July 06, 2002
Shakespeare In Love
Amusing and entertaining. Another Oscar winner, but this time deservedly so. The main characters are engaging and the pace never flags, except perhaps for a few of the Romeo and Juliet recitations, though to complain about that would be churlish. Fiennes plays a Shakespeare reminiscent of Mozart's character in Amadeus; a womaniser, more interested in his art than in paying the bills, and anti-authority, and I don't think this is a coincidence, it makes for an impetuousness that keeps us guessing what he'll do next. Paltrow, in the best Shakespearean tradition, pretends to be a man, and fools everyone. This is a film about female repression too, which is underlined by Dench as Queen Elizabeth in one of her scene stealing performances. AE3Posted by se71 at July 6, 2002 11:00 AM
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