Ya gotta love the romance!

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2000)

While not the perfect film, Shakespeare in love does have some of the best original Shakespeare-ian dialog that I have heard since, well, since Shakespeare. If nothing else, this film is actually an interesting yet classic love story with the twist that Will is living out the life of his most famous work as he writes it. When I saw it the first time, I thought it was just okay, but upon subsequent viewings, it just got better and better; probably because of the excellent script and particularly the dialog. Sure, Shakespeare in Love is by no means original (far from it) but it is a clever take on a classic story and classic formula... and even funny at moments, too!