Incredible! Many "inside" jokes

Rating: 9/10 (24 September 2003)

I loved this movie, but I can see how someone who isn't familiar with either Elizabethan England or Shakespeare's plays could be bored and not catch the subtle humor and plays on words.
This movie, like "A Knight's Tale" takes a story set long ago and adds little splashes of current day humor, attitudes, and situations. I loved the story, the acting was wonderful (Queen Elizabeth was truly truly scary), and it was just plain funny.
"Romeo and Ethel, the pirate's daughter" still makes me laugh.