Shakespeare in Love is nice for insiders

Rating: 7/10 (18 April 1999)

Shakespeare in Love didn't appeal one bit to me, but especially after it won 7 Oscars I started getting curious about it. For me it was the kind of movie where you find yourself just looking at the screen instead of watching the movie. I never really got into it. The music was great, and so were the set decoration and costume design. It won the Oscars for those categories well deserved. I thought SIL was filmed beautifully. Some scenes just had an amazing scenery. What I liked best about SIL was Gwyneth Paltrow. She did a great job and deserves her Oscar I think. I didn't like the parts of her dressed up as a man much though and didn't think they were that convincing (that is, couldn't people tell she was a woman?).
Since this movie's not even close my cup of tea, I as a result didn't get any of the inside Shakespeare and Romeo & Juliet related jokes, so that's part of why I didn't like it much, but if you're into all that, I can imagine you'd love it.