Young lovers Hero (Kate Beckinsale) and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.
Kenneth Branagh has made a name for himself adapting Shakespeare (and other works of classic literature), but this may be his best. Unlike "Hamlet" or "Henry V", we finally get a nice comedy where the cast does not take themselves any more seriously than they need to. And we have an impressive cast: Denzel Washington (always a smart move), Keanu Reeves (a bold and unusual casting choice), Michael Keaton (coming off his Batman years).
While "Much Ado About Nothing" is not one of those stories people know as well as the bigger plays, maybe they should... Shakespeare's comedies are far more entertaining than his tragedies and histories. See, for example, "10 Things I Hate About You".
Kenneth Branagh has made a name for himself adapting Shakespeare (and other works of classic literature), but this may be his best. Unlike "Hamlet" or "Henry V", we finally get a nice comedy where the cast does not take themselves any more seriously than they need to. And we have an impressive cast: Denzel Washington (always a smart move), Keanu Reeves (a bold and unusual casting choice), Michael Keaton (coming off his Batman years).
While "Much Ado About Nothing" is not one of those stories people know as well as the bigger plays, maybe they should... Shakespeare's comedies are far more entertaining than his tragedies and histories. See, for example, "10 Things I Hate About You".