7/10
Two Thumbs Up.
14 June 2004
Thank goodness for the cheerier, comedic Shakespeare play, for compared to the miserable tragedies that everyone knows, a talented actor, such as Branagh, can take a movie such as 'Much Ado About Nothing' and turn it into a triumph on screen. 'Much Ado' has a bright cheery feel that is never too much and the actors deliver on that. With the length of a movie its only major hindrance, Branagh has stood out with a good adaptation for the silver screen.

Don Pedro returns victorious with his crew to Messina. Love is in the air for some of his men and the town's ladies.

'Much Ado' has some of the most exceptional chemistry ever seen in movies. Wit is swung so dangerously, yet fluently that you would wonder how any non-Shakespearean fan would keep up. You have to give credit where it's due in seeing the blend of North American and British talent mesh with the play. It's a fantastic, bright story and, with the exception of a questionable soundtrack and length, is an overall good show.
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