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Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 60 Fresh: 29  Rotten:31 Average Rating: 5.5/10
 
Consensus: Interesting idea, poor execution.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Synopsis: Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy sets the action in the last few days before the start of World War II. In the fictional kingdom of Navarre, King Ferdinand (Alessandro Nivola) and three chums take vow to study rigorously and avoid women for three years. Their vow... Kenneth Branagh's musical adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy sets the action in the last few days before the start of World War II. In the fictional kingdom of Navarre, King Ferdinand (Alessandro Nivola) and three chums take vow to study rigorously and avoid women for three years. Their vow is immediately tested with the surprise visit of the Princess of France (Alicia Silverstone) with three ladies-in-waiting. Romantic merriment ensues as each of the men fall in love and attempt to woo the ladies without being caught. Branagh's film features musical numbers by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and others performed in the classic style of 1930s MGM musicals. [More]

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Nathan Lane

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Screenwriter: Kenneth Branagh
Story: William Shakespeare
Producer: Kenneth Branagh, David Barron
Composer: Patrick Doyle

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Release:

Jun 11, 2001

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We all know who's going to pair off with whom in the end, but Branagh does get us there in some considerable style.

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07/06/08
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An act of double homage to antique artifice.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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Branagh has some terrific sight gags up his sleeve, and the songs themselves are absolutely wonderful.

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12/10/01
Rich Cline
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A film of ingenious concepts put into practice with disappointing clumsiness.

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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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A luscious labor of love.

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07/06/08
Derek Elley
Variety
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Alicia Silverstone was better as Batgirl than in this piece of garbage. I don't think she even understood what she was saying.

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12/06/05
Chris Gore
Film Threat
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Branagh takes one of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays and puts his own imaginative spin on the subject.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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Maybe Kenneth Branagh should have left the Hollywood musical where he found it, back in the 1930s.

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02/21/04
David Germain
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Devices meant to keep Shakespeare user-friendly instead reduce the story to a jumble.

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06/06/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Casting Silverstone as the princess gives final proof of Branagh's temporary (one hopes) insanity.

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05/14/03
Joe Mader
Palo Alto Weekly
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Love's Labour's Lost wasn't lost on me at all; if I could float into the air, singing 'Cheek to Cheek' with total, unabashed sincerity, I probably would.

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01/10/03
Nick Davis
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It's a delightful blend of past styles and songs that adds a much-needed zest to a dry and dreary movie season.

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11/22/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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06/05/02
Mike Kerrigan
Boxoffice Magazine
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It's never hugely engaging and it's instantly forgettable, but it has a certain goofy charm...

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04/03/02
William Arnold
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03/22/02
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A delightful romantic comedy with musical numbers by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.

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03/13/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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The most exultant epiphany of romantic celebration I've seen in a film--ever.

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03/07/02
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine
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Might have worked a little better on stage, and with a few different actors.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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A number of the actors surprise and beguile.

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01/28/02
Stephen Farber
Movieline
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One might as well be watching Lawrence Welk reruns.

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09/10/01
Glenn Kenny
Premiere Magazine
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