Shakespeare in Love

Rating: 9/10 (28 October 2006)

This is a great movie, full of comedy, drama, love, you name it. Unfortunately, due to the nudity, only the edited version is used in the school at which I teach. Still, it is a wonderful teaching tool to show students how costuming, screen writing, and acting SHOULD be. This is a first-class production. What is particularly excellent in this production is how John Madden incorporates so many of Shakespeare's lines from so many plays into this production. Furthermore, my the interweaving of the subplots helps with the teaching of irony, which many freshmen have trouble understanding. Outside the classroom, I highly recommend this film for a "couple's night" when people need a good laugh or are in the mood for some top-notch drama.