A lighthearted Good Story

Rating: 9/10 (21 December 1998)

Clever and fun, enjoy this flick for what it is. The story of Shakespeare in love, his inspiration to write Romeo and Juliet -- and a good love story. It's lighthearted and a good story and has enough just enough of historical accuracy and quotes from Shakespeare to appeal to a wide variety of audiences. See it for the mistakes it makes in history. See it for a spoof of Shakespeare. And see it to enjoy Gynyethn Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes and Ben Affleck. Not only do they all look good, as does the sets, but they can act too. And for anybody remotely connected with the ups and downs of theatrical performances, this is a lighthearted look at this special world.