Anonymous Directed by Roland Emmerich Written by John Orloff Starring Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, Rhys Ifans, Sebastian Armesto, Edward Hogg, Xavier Samuel, Sam Reid Roland Emmerich tackles the contentious issue of who really penned the works of William Shakespeare in Anonymous, a sudsy bodice-ripping soap opera set during Elizabethan era London. The story embraces the Oxford theory of Shakespeare authorship; that the Earl of Oxford actually wrote the works we celebrate. William Shakespeare was but a dim-witted actor who took the credit. It’s an interesting premise, but at the end of the day, who really cares? The works exist, and whoever wrote them will always be William Shakespeare, even if he wasn’t really William Shakespeare. Make sense? Neither does the movie. Anonymous looks good and fulfills all the superficial requirements of a good old period piece. The set pieces and costumes are gorgeous, and the film is well acted,...
- 11/4/2011
- by Shannon
- FilmJunk
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