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An Exquisite Film!!!
"Much Ado About Nothing" is a beautifully made, performed, and directed film by the incomparable Kenneth Branaugh. This film includes an all-star cast that give wonderful performances and draw you into the lives of the characters. The plot is somewhat complicated, so I'll give a general version. The film is basically about love, misunderstanding, scandal, revenge, virtue, and bravery. That's a lot for one film, but believe me, it's all in there!

Kenneth Branaugh, Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, and Michael Keaton give excellent performances in this film that you wouldn't want to miss. Although the film is a period piece and the Shakespearean language is used, you will have no difficulty understanding it perfectly.

The scenery and landscape in this film are exquisite as well. I never thought there could be such a beautiful, untouched place like that on earth. I would suggest watching the film just for the beautiful landscape, but it's the performances and the story that you should really pay attention to.

Anyone who loves Shakespeare would absolutely love this film! Anyone who loves Kenneth Branaugh and what he has done for Shakespeare in the past 10 or 15 years will appreciate this film as well! There isn't one bad thing I can say about this film. Definitely watch it, you won't be disappointed!!!

Best Movie Ever!! by melmcc13
This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time!! I am a huge fan of of Keneth Branagh and Emma Thompson and think they are both wonderful! I absolutely loved this movie and thought that all the actors did a very good job. There were absolutely no confusing parts, and everything from drama to comedy in this film was perfectly displayed. The directing was excellent, and Kneth Branagh makes the movie seem very real. This movie does an excellent job at making Shakespeare fun and exciting!!

Much Ado About Nothing could be Branagh's best
Trying to pick one of Kenneth Branagh's films as his best is a difficult task. He has done so much good work in such a short time that it's easy to forget how young he is. But if I have to pick just one as his best (and certainly as my favorite) it must be this wonderful comedy. The story of the romance between Hero and Claudio, played excellently by Kate Beckinsale and Robert Sean Leonard, and the comic wooing of Benedick and Beatrice (Branagh and his then-wife Emma Thompson) provides enough smiles, tears and laughs for any ten modern tales. The whole cast sparkles and seems to be having a lot of fun. The young Ms. Beckinsale nearly steals every scene she's in with her portrayal of the lovely innocent and wronged Hero. It's a shame that we don't see more of her work in the U.S. The movie was filmed entirely in an Italian villa and benefits greatly from the beauty and bright sunshine of the location. The costumes are perfect for the tale, all the details are seen to under Mr. Branagh's watchful eye. These love stories are told with perfection. Too many players are unwilling to act as broadly as needed for Shakespearean comedy. Not so here. Branagh as Benedick and the rest of the cast strike just the right bold notes. It takes great talent to bring all this off so wonderfully and there is great talent here, no doubt. The sense of sheer joy and life in this film makes me watch it again and again. The bathing scene during the credits says more about the ecstatic joy of living and loving than anything else on the screen lately. If someone can watch this movie without wanting more Shakespeare they are hopeless. Patrick Doyle's beautiful score is perfect and may be his most interesting ever. The DVD is an excellent medium for this film and the widescreen makes it perfect. I truly can't find more than two words to speak against this film (and he's not on screen enough to matter.) See this beautiful film on DVD. You'll be watching it many times. This must be Kenneth Branagh's best so far. May he continue for many years to bring us this kind of brilliance.

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