A free-spirited jaunt into the meaning of love.

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2000)

I just had the pleasure of seeing "Shakespeare in Love" for the first time last night. My husband and I both enjoyed the comedy mixed with the sweet romance. Although I find the Elizabethan language hard to get through, the language of love--mixed with the magic of visual context--can speak volumes! Gwyneth definitely deserves her Oscar! Joseph Fiennes communicated volumes with those gorgeous eyes of his. If he were mute, methinks I would still understand him! The comedy aspect of the movie was sublime, as well! (I will never forget Viola's nurse listening to the raucous love-making. It was classic!) I didn't cry at the end, but was awed beyond belief at the beauty of it all! I do feel that sometimes a movie about love does better to touch us in ways besides tears.