Unexpectedly great film...not a "chick flick"

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 1999)

When I hear the term "a romantic comedy", the first thing that pops into my head is "great...another typical chick-flick." After seeing this movie, I have to say that "Shakespeare in Love" not a typical movie in any way. I thought the casting was as wonderful as the acting. Just when I thought G.Paltrow was just a pretty face to sell to the general public, she proves me otherwise. As someone else has already pointed out, the acting of "Romeo and Juliet" within the movie was amazing by itself. I found myself thinking I would like to see that same cast do "Romeo and Juliet" as a separate entity (unlike the MTV version introduced not so long ago which I could've done without.) The way in which the writing dreamed up the effects of Shakespeare's world on his works was very original. In my opinion this move is very worth the money. Very rarely do I say, "I would go see this movie again at the theaters", but here I am saying it. Go see this movie.