Much Ado About Nothing (Blu-ray) PG-13
Shakespeare Knew How to Throw a Party
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 49 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 8, 2013
- Originally Released: 2012
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Amy Acker & Alexis Denisof | |
Performer: | Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kranz & Spencer Treat Clark | |
Directed by | Joss Whedon | |
Screenwriting by | Joss Whedon | |
Original story by | William Shakespeare | |
Composition by | Joss Whedon | |
Cinematography by | Jay Hunter |
Entertainment Reviews:
[F]rom its very first scenes, Mr. Whedon’s film crackles with a busy, slightly wayward energy that recalls the classic romantic sparring of the studio era.
New York Times
The movie swings along, with a grace denied to some of Whedon's grander projects ...
New Yorker
Much Ado About Nothing is a delightfully spirited romp, filled with visual splendor, strong performances and flashes of post-modern absurdity.
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USA Today
In a curious way, the central figure in the splendid new film of Much Ado About Nothing is the house in which the events unfold.
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The New York Review of Books
Rating: B --
The take-home message to this retold tale of social grace is this: talented wealthy people apparently stage fairly adorable Shakespearean recreations as a way to blow off steam. Not exactly a beer after a hard day's work, huh?
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The Reader (Omaha, NE)
ADO never loses the spirit of its source material. The focus is squarely on the actors, who approximate the playful, collaborative energy of a primo theater troupe.
A.V. Club
One of my Top Ten picks of the year. Welcome to the World of Whedon where Shakespeare not only lives, but thrives.
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Behind The Lens
Product Description:
Writer/director Joss Whedon (SERENITY, MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS) gives William Shakespeare's beloved battle-of-the-sexes comedy a contemporary makeover in this feature adaptation starring Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof. In the wake of an eventful trip abroad, Claudio (Fran Kranz) and Benedick (Denisof) arrive safely back in their hometown of Messina, where Claudio wastes no time declaring his love for Hero (Jillian Morgese). Alas, when clever Benedick learns that his friend has poured his heart out to the daughter of powerful governor Leonato (Clark Gregg), he chides his old friend relentlessly over the syrupy assertion while engaging Leonato's outspoken niece Beatrice (Acker) in a series of spirited debates. Meanwhile, somewhere amidst all of the pointed insults and playful barbs, something that strangely resembles true love seems to blossom between Benedick and Beatrice. Nathan Fillion, Reed Diamond, and Sean Maher co-star.