An All round excellent film

Rating: Null/10 (7 January 1999)

"Shakespeare in Love" is a truly great film. Joseph Fiennes is wonderful as Shakespeare. I think most people think that Shakespeare was serious and somewhat morbid. But I have always pictured Shakespeare as a man with a passion for life, and Joseph Fiennes had that passion, he showed us the passion. Gwyneth Paltrow on the other hand, was not bad, nor was she good in the film. She can convince me when she speaks a line, but her looks when she speaks does not convince me. When you act, you have got to say and look the way you feel. Can anyone really picture Ben Affleck in a period film? Well, for the part he played, he was fine. He didn't have many lines, so he worked in the part. Everyone else in the film is wonderful. The sets and costumes are great. Everything is perfect. Go see this film.