Enjoyable film.

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 1999)

This was not the best film of the year but it was good, solid fun. It is a film to remember fondly.
The story is very much in the Shakespearean vein - "play within a play", cross-dressing, concealed and mistaken identity. There is nothing gained in comparing it to a contemporary plot: it is a tribute to Shakespearean plot devices.
This film makes up for all the lacklustre study of Shakespeare we did at school. The characters are bright and sympathetic. Their speech is intelligible. No footnotes required! :-)
Do not be put off by the fact that it won an inappropriate award. That is not the film's fault, so don't hold it against it. Forget about the award and just enjoy the film. It's a cheerful romp that's well worth the price of a ticket.