A must see romantic comedy!

Rating: 7/10 (29 June 2000)

Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actress - Judi Dench, Best Actress - Gwyneth Paltrow, and Best Picture, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE turns out to be a hilarious surprise.
If you know William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," then this picture will automatically remind you of every scene of the play. From the balcony scene to the courtship, every idea of "Romeo and Juliet" is pictured in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. If you didn't notice, Gwyneth Paltrow appears twenty minutes or so in the picture, like Juliet in Romeo.
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE has the greatest performances of 1998. Gwyneth Paltrow has the most complex, yet best work in the picture. She actually plays four parts of the same person. She is Viola DeLesseps (Shakespeare's love interest,) Thomas Kent (Viola dressing as a man to be an actor,) Romeo, and Juliet. Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth I is vital to the picture and magnificent in looks.
With a great director, art director, cinematography, and costumes, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE is a masterpiece. If you like comedy, romance, and drama, it's all here!!!