Movie review (task 8)

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Interpretation: The director in this play was very good at following the play, in fact I believe that it was all there. But going from play to movie was really impressive, all the emotion really portrayed what Shakespeare was trying to show. For example when Claudio rejects hero at the altar there was so much emotion in that scene, so much anger and sadness I really felt like it was a real moment. 

Acting: I thought that the whole cast were a set of great actors, they all played there part very well, in particular Dogberry. I thought that him and Verges were a wonderful representation of how silly and stupid they were in the play. I also thought that most of the actors represented there character well physically. Like Benedick was almost an exact image of what i had in my head. Although i did think Leanato would have been more strict and stronger looking  rather that fat.

Pace: The Pace of Much ado About Nothing was decent, at some parts it was too slow like when the characters would only talk to themselfs such as Benedick after hearing the rumor of Beatrice in love with him. Another part that just dragged on was the scenes with Dogberry, he just would never stop talking and it actually got pretty annoying. But at some of the more "action scenes like the wedding of as the men and Prince where riding up (at the beginning) it was quite entertaining.

Rating (4 stars)

Production: I'm not actually sure where they filmed the movie but it fit right in perfectly. Im sure they used some small castle of sorts, if not they had a lot of sets. The whole area worked so well with the play such as the gardens and the fountains, it just made it all feel like you were really there and in the Shakespearean mood.

Recommendations: I would not recommend this movie to everyone, that's for sure. Younger children would not understand whats going on and find it boring as well as people who only like action movies. This would be great for people who like romance and love stories as well as any Shakespeare or theater fans. For me personally I don't usually like plays and things of this genre but I actually quite enjoyed it.