2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

WHY?

A Customer from London, 15th May, 2008

i THOUGHT IT A SHAME THAT THIS WELL CONCIEVED PIECE - THE JAPANESE SETTING WORKS WELL IN THE BEGINNING - WAS SPOILED BY IT BEING SHOT MOSTLY IN A NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY COMPLETE WITH WELL MAINTAINED PATHS AND LITTLE FENCES ROUND PONDS AND LOTS OF BLUEBELLS! IT LOOKED LIKE A VERY LOW BUDGET STUDENT FILM AT THAT POINT AND i LOST QUITE A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF MY SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF. sOME GOOD ACTING THOUGH.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Weak

NorleySteve from , 21st July, 2008

Very strong acting but another missed opportunity. The Japanese setting was unessassary and just odd at times. Instead of focusing on a core plotline the film constantly jumped out to random soliloquies. These might be an important part of the play when performed on stage but didn't work for me on the screen. This should have been stripped down to it's simplest form and left to let the acting tallent shine. Worth watching for the cast but this is no 'Much Ado'.

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Great

Chilli76 from , 31st August, 2008

Great rendition of a Shakespeare classic, well set and great acting all round

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We hate Kevin Kline

Orsino from from Warrington, 11th August, 2008

Will someone please stop this man from doing any more Shakespeare? And Branagh for that matter! I find it very difficult to tell Branagh's recent films apart but Kline's performance makes this dull film truly unwatchable.

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Customer Review

A Customer from UK, 23rd June, 2008

I watched 'As You Like It' with a shakespeare novice and fully expected them to hate it. They really enjoyed the film and in fact it opened the world to shakespeare that my friend probably wouldn't have even entertained the idea of before. It is enjoyable and the setting is lovely. I agree with the other reviewer that setting the film in Japan didn't quite sit right. Overall an enjoyable film and a good film for Shakespeare virgins to watch!

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