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Much Ado About Nothing

PG-13 Released Jun 21, 2013 1h 49m Romance Comedy List
86% Tomatometer 177 Reviews 77% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
After a successful campaign against his rebellious brother, Don John (Sean Maher), Don Pedro (Reed Diamond) visits the governor of Messina. With him are Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio (Fran Kranz). While there, Claudio falls for the governor's daughter, Hero (Jillian Morgese), while Benedick engages in a war of words with Beatrice (Amy Acker), the governor's niece. While Don Pedro tries to trick Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love, Don John tries to tear Claudio and Hero apart. Read More Read Less
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Lighthearted to a fault, Much Ado About Nothing's giddy energy and intimate charm make for an entertaining romantic comedy -- and a Shakespearean adaptation that's hard to resist.

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Sophie Mayer Sight & Sound DP Jay Hunter's camera floats like a butterfly through doorways and windows, stinging as it catches characters in moments of eavesdropping-inspired stunned epiphany. Apr 4, 2018 Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk Fizzing with giddy energy, this is the freshest, finest Shakespeare movie version of the 21st century. Rated: 4/5 Sep 5, 2017 Full Review Jason Bailey Flavorwire Loose, enjoyable, and sparkling, it's a movie that lives for the sound of clinking wine glasses and snappy patter. Jun 21, 2016 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Its playful and energetic melodrama is a blast. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review To keep Shakespeare timely is the task sought after by every new adaptation, and Much Ado About Nothing belongs on a short list of films to celebrate the relevance of Shakespeare in cinema. Rated: 4/4 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site Four hundred years later, the playwright's powerful, beautiful, utterly sincere thoughts and emotions continue to affect us. Feb 12, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hannah S not a single person in this film knows what meter is or who shakespeare is. awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/23 Full Review TOMI D Really good movie with a different take on friendship and loss. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review mark m Fine, modernistic version of a Shakespearean Classic. Especially interesting was the making of Don John's henchman Conrade female, and played by the Excellent and Seductive Riki Lindhome, giving the character new aspect, where the female Conrade is a Don John's lover, and introducing "villain sex" which is nice and twisted, of dominance and submission, and much different than the other couples! It also subtle subverts the sexual power dynamics of Shakespeare's plays. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Mike J Try not something to be like a man or something Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/22 Full Review Audience Member This was the worst movie I had ever seen for years. Until an extremely low budget movie called Powerbomb starring an independent pro wrestler came out and I watched that. It finally beat this out after decades, but this still remains by far #2 closely behind. It's atrociously boring and the way the people talk made me want to plug my ears. TERRIBLE movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Funny, intelligent and sensitive view on accepting goodbyes. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a successful campaign against his rebellious brother, Don John (Sean Maher), Don Pedro (Reed Diamond) visits the governor of Messina. With him are Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio (Fran Kranz). While there, Claudio falls for the governor's daughter, Hero (Jillian Morgese), while Benedick engages in a war of words with Beatrice (Amy Acker), the governor's niece. While Don Pedro tries to trick Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love, Don John tries to tear Claudio and Hero apart.
Director
Joss Whedon
Producer
Joss Whedon
Screenwriter
Joss Whedon
Distributor
Lionsgate Films, Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Bellwether Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Brief Drug Use)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 21, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 2, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.3M
Runtime
1h 49m
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