Much Ado About Nothing PG-13
Shakespeare Knew How to Throw a Party
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 49 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 8, 2013
- Originally Released: 2012
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Amy Acker & Alexis Denisof | |
Performer: | Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz & Spencer Treat Clark | |
Directed by | Joss Whedon | |
Screenwriting by | Joss Whedon | |
Original story by | William Shakespeare | |
Composition by | Joss Whedon | |
Cinematography by | Jay Hunter |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: A- --
If you want to introduce a phobic newcomer...to the works of William Shakespeare, director/scenarist Joss Whedon's film adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing is a great place to start.
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Assignment X
[T]he joyous spirit of the play has been preserved in this modest, homegrown production.
Wall Street Journal
In a curious way, the central figure in the splendid new film of Much Ado About Nothing is the house in which the events unfold.
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The New York Review of Books
[F]rom its very first scenes, Mr. Whedon’s film crackles with a busy, slightly wayward energy that recalls the classic romantic sparring of the studio era.
New York Times
Spoken as written, the barbs fling, and yes, they are as funny now as in the 1590s.
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Cinema Siren
Rating: B --
The take-home message to this retold tale of social grace is this: talented wealthy people apparently stage fairly adorable Shakespearean recreations as a way to blow off steam. Not exactly a beer after a hard day's work, huh?
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The Reader (Omaha, NE)
3 stars out of 4 -- Whedon, without skimping on the tale's tragic undercurrents, has crafted an irresistible blend of mirth and malice.
Rolling Stone
Product Description:
Writer/director Joss Whedon (SERENITY, MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS) gives William Shakespeare's beloved battle-of-the-sexes comedy a contemporary makeover in this feature adaptation starring Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof. In the wake of an eventful trip abroad, Claudio (Fran Kranz) and Benedick (Denisof) arrive safely back in their hometown of Messina, where Claudio wastes no time declaring his love for Hero (Jillian Morgese). Alas, when clever Benedick learns that his friend has poured his heart out to the daughter of powerful governor Leonato (Clark Gregg), he chides his old friend relentlessly over the syrupy assertion while engaging Leonato's outspoken niece Beatrice (Acker) in a series of spirited debates. Meanwhile, somewhere amidst all of the pointed insults and playful barbs, something that strangely resembles true love seems to blossom between Benedick and Beatrice. Nathan Fillion, Reed Diamond, and Sean Maher co-star.
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- UPC: 031398176695
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