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Aug 22, 2007 4:10 PM
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You want a Review? Simple. It's Beautiful.
This movie was beautiful, what can I say?
There are stylized Komonos and rich 1890-ish Western costumes. A pallette of amazing reds, maroons and rose colors set against a magical green forest with towering trees and exotic oriental marshes.
The romantic comedy element is all about being in love; the "being giddy all consuming, can't eat" kind of love. the Shakespearean words are edited short and crisp and are delivered naturalistically and effortlessly by the likes of Kevin Kline and Brian Blessed. Of the leads, David Oyelowo stands out as a very masculine and handsome leading man and Bryce Dallas Howard (an American) more than holds her own with the mostly British cast.
Perhaps due to Branagh's pruning of the text, I also found listening to, and understanding As You Like It just as effortless as the actors' delivery. I'm not an English teacher not an Elizabethean scholar and this movie spoke to me, taking me on a wonderful escape. (NOTE: Make sure to watch all the way through the credits!)
It is obvious that Kenneth Branagh puts his whole soul into his movies. Thank you, Kenneth! And thanks to HBO for putting on the air. I hope you win lots of awards for this beautiful film
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Aug 22, 2007 9:10 AM
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where is the rest of Rosalind?...I'm not averse to cuts,to new settings,to "non-traditional" casting,etc. but to make Rosalind merely one among many...not even first among equals...when she is the central consciousness of the play...oh,if only Emma Thompson were 20 years younger...credit Branagh with making Shakespeare more widely available and with a real love of the material,but first he gave us a good "Hamlet" without the prince and now he offers half of Rosalind...
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