So many Oscars...

Rating: 1/10 (27 February 2009)

Why? Why does this movie have so many Oscars? I guess I would never know. But, well, since I am not much of a fan of the romantic comedies I decided to see the movie just because it has so many awards and the critics said it is a great life-changing movie. I think I will never thrust the critics again.
The movie itself is quite entertaining, the decoration is beautiful and it is an almost good fairy tale. But here is the problem. 'Shakespeare in Love' isn't any better than a made for TV Disney movie. It doesn't deserve all these Oscars and nominations. While most of the actors are great they don't have anything to act. I can't even remember Geoffrey Rush's character. Yet, he has an Oscar nomination for this movie. And why did the Academy even nominate Judi Dench? She is a great actress really but she had less than ten minutes screen time. I am saying screen time, not acting. It is kind of insulting to her talent to get the Oscar for a movie in which she doesn't have anything to play. I would be much more happy even if she was nominated for the role of M in the Bond movies. And what's it with the best writing award? This is just another story of how love defeats anything. No one would even notice it if there was not Shakespeare's name in the title. There are thousands love stories better than that. What makes this one so special? Well, that is it. I didn't like the movie. May be if there weren't so many undeserved awards I would rate it with 5/10 or 6/10. But with so many Oscars it should have been much better.