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Rating: 9/10 (27 December 1998)

It is a pleasure to see a movie that is as intelligent, well-written, and witty as "Shakespeare in Love". Above all else, this film is a backstage comedy and will be especially enjoyed by anyone who has been involved in staging a play of any sort. Some familiarity with "Romeo and Juliet" is helpful, but you don't have to be a buff of the bard to like this film. If this film doesn't do well at the box office, then we deserve more pseudo-serious junk like "What Dreams May Come". Shakespeare joins Private Ryan and Mary as the best new films of 1998.