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10/18/08
Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
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Reviews Counted: 61
Fresh: 30
Rotten:31
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: Interesting idea, poor execution.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy sets the action in the last few days before the start of World War II. In the fictional kingdom of Navarre, King Ferdinand (Alessandro... [More]
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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10/18/08
Top CriticA luscious labor of love.
07/06/08
Top CriticWe all know who's going to pair off with whom in the end, but Branagh does get us there in some considerable style.
07/06/08
Top CriticAn act of double homage to antique artifice.
02/09/06
Alicia Silverstone was better as Batgirl than in this piece of garbage. I don't think she even understood what she was saying.
12/06/05
Branagh takes one of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays and puts his own imaginative spin on the subject.
04/09/05
Maybe Kenneth Branagh should have left the Hollywood musical where he found it, back in the 1930s.
02/21/04
Top CriticDevices meant to keep Shakespeare user-friendly instead reduce the story to a jumble.
06/06/03
Casting Silverstone as the princess gives final proof of Branagh's temporary (one hopes) insanity.
05/14/03
Love's Labour's Lost wasn't lost on me at all; if I could float into the air, singing 'Cheek to Cheek' with total, unabashed sincerity, I probably would.
01/10/03
It's a delightful blend of past styles and songs that adds a much-needed zest to a dry and dreary movie season.
11/22/02
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06/05/02
It's never hugely engaging and it's instantly forgettable, but it has a certain goofy charm...
04/03/02
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03/22/02
Top CriticA delightful romantic comedy with musical numbers by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
03/13/02
The most exultant epiphany of romantic celebration I've seen in a film--ever.
03/07/02
Might have worked a little better on stage, and with a few different actors.
02/28/02
A number of the actors surprise and beguile.
01/28/02
Branagh has some terrific sight gags up his sleeve, and the songs themselves are absolutely wonderful.
12/10/01
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