Shakespeare in Love was highly successful during it's original run, and while I didn't love it to the same degree many others did, nevertheless I did enjoy it and consider it worth seeing. Revisiting it years later I do still consider it a pleasant film but not in the way I did originally. Really considering all the elements this time around I felt the story/screenplay was just slightly above average and not as witty or comical as first thought. I now think the real reason this film was so well awarded was in large part because of the cast. They all do a fine job not just of bringing their characters to life, but in elevating the script to a degree that a lesser cast could not have. In addition, I found the interior lighting to be far too aggressive for the time period to the point that it was distracting. Despite my slightly reduced opinion of Shakespeare in Love I do still find it mildly entertaining and worth checking out if your curious.
Review of Shakespeare in Love
