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Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

84%
  • PG-13, 1 hr. 48 min.
  • Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Joss Whedon
    In Theaters:
    Jun 7, 2013 Limited
    On DVD:
    Oct 8, 2013
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0 Watch Branagh 0 Positive Reviews vs Negative Reviews 2 Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat's Review 4 Joss and Nathan team up again. 0 Fred Topel's review

Positive Reviews vs Negative Reviews

I can't help but notice that the positive reviews of this film discuss the content using specific details of why they like it. The positive reviews are much longer and more thoughtful while the negative reviews are short, barely discuss the actual film, and do not back up their arguments.
I saw this this afternoon and loved it. I was a little worried because the clips didn't look great, but the film was wonderful. I kept thinking of the Buffy Episode "Hush". Joss did that in response to people only praising his dialogue. Like Hush, this film is very visual. The Cinematography is gorgeous and the facial expressions and body language of the actors lends just as much to the story as the line delivery.
I'm a huge fan of the Branaugh version, there are some things I like about that version better and others I like about this one more. I like Hero and Claudio Much better in Whedon's take, for example. Hero has a little spunk here, like when she nudge's her father who is passed out drunk, or actually shows anger when she's publicly accused of cheating at her wedding. The Hero in the 1993 film just did what she was told. I liked that Claudio was at least still upset after his wedding that did not happen, rather than laughing and joking as he was in the 1993 version. He was more hurt than angry here and seemed to doubt himself the whole time.
Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof were fantastic as Beatrice and Benedick. They were hysterically funny when they were supposed to be, and romantic when they were supposed to be romantic. Benedick doing stretches and push-ups when Beatrice was sent to bid him to come into dinner was a stroke of genius.
Clark Gregg was awesome as Leonarto. He made me laugh and cry. Sean Maher was great as Don John, even if it was hard to watch him play a villain and do things Simon Tam would never do.
Nathan Fillion was pure awesome as Dogberry (as was Tom Lenk as Verges).
Interesting how British Humor is usually more dry that American Humor. Joss Whedon's Much Ado delivered much more dry comedy than Kenneth Brannaugh's version or that of the 2011 West End play with David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
As a Whedon fan, I've watched many of these actors for years (Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Fran Kranz, Nathan Fillion, ect) they've made me laugh and cry in the past and continued to do the same in this film.
Holly Bushman
06-23-2013 02:22 PM

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