Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1
No consensus yet.
Release Date: Oct 9, 1935 Wide
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Average Rating: 3.4/5
User Ratings: 1,101
Max Reinhardt's legendary Hollywood Bowl production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was transferred to the screen by Warner Bros. in 1935. Like most of Shakespeare's comedies, the story contains several seemingly unrelated plotlines, all tied together by a single unifying event, in this instance the impending wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. One story thread concerns the mistaken-identity romances of four young Athenians; another involves a group of "rude mechanicals" who plan to
Unrated, 1 hr. 57 min.
Drama, Romance, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Oct 9, 1935 Wide
Aug 14, 2007
All Critics (12) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
...has never pleased Shakespeare purists but has usually enchanted the masses.
...overdone, overproduced, overblown, overacted.... Shakespeare gets rather lost in the shuffle, but it's hard to deny the film isn't fun to watch.
Feast for eyes and ears Shakespeare whimsy
I absolutely hate overtures, and this movie has a long one! At least it doesn't have an intermission, though. I like Shakespeare, but I've never really been a fan of this story, it's really incredibly too silly, and not even that funny. What I did like was the actors and the beautiful sets and costumes. The only
September 22, 2010Super Reviewer
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