No thank you

Rating: 6/10 (16 November 2002)

Shakespeare in Love is a rather boring movie until the last half hour. There are a lot of technical errors in this movie which ticked me off, since when do oranges grow in England? Joseph Finnes and Gweneth Paltrow have good chemistry but most of if not all of their dialogue is from the story Romeo and Juliet. Tom Wilkinson and Geofrey Rush's characters come off as complete idiots, who could have been stripped from the movie without it changing. Judi Dench who appears for about four minutes total screen time as Queen Elizabeth won an academy award for Best Supporting Actress, what a sham.
Atfer you put yourself through over a hour and a half of bordem it gets interesting, but may I remind you, you aren't watching an original screenplay at the end, you are merely seeing Romeo and Juliet being acted out, and since it was such a magnificent play, almost anyone acting or directing it could make it look grand. Don't be fooled by this play's hype of originality. Completely dissappointing for a movie of the year, watch Saving Private Ryan, the should-have-been winner for that year, that is truely a work of art.