Made for the Academy

Rating: 5/10 (14 March 2004)

Overall this is a fairly nondescript movie that has few scenes that you will recall a couple of weeks after seeing it. It is however perfect fayre for those at the academy with their love of period costume dramas. It surely wasn't the best film of the year, but it is a reasonably entertaining 2 hour movie. The film was also the cause of the uncontrolled blubbing from Gwyn at the Oscars.
The film follows the young William Shakespeare and is love affair with Lady Viola played out during rehearsals for Romeo and Juliet. Will obviously had some severe disorder since it's quite unbelievable that anybody could have been taken in with Lady Viola's attempt to pass herself off as a man.7/10