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Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

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Reviews Counted:61

Fresh:30

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Interesting idea, poor execution.

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

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... [More]

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

Director: Kenneth Branagh

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Reviews for Love's Labour's Lost

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
4/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 18 2008 06:48 AM	Empire Magazine
		We all know who's going to pair off with whom in the end, but Branagh does get us there in some considerable style. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 06 2008 08:16 AM	Channel 4 Film
	Geoff Andrew	An act of double homage to antique artifice. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 09 2006 03:17 AM	Time Out
4/5	Rich Cline	Branagh has some terrific sight gags up his sleeve, and the songs themselves are absolutely wonderful. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 10 2001 06:32 PM	Shadows on the Wall
6/10	Ian Waldron-Mantgani	A film of ingenious concepts put into practice with disappointing clumsiness. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	UK Critic
N/R	Catharine Tunnacliffe	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 18 2008 06:48 AM	eye WEEKLY
	Derek Elley	A luscious labor of love. Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 06 2008 08:18 AM	Variety
0.5/5	Chris Gore	Alicia Silverstone was better as Batgirl than in this piece of garbage. I don't think she even understood what she was saying. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 08:05 PM	Film Threat
B	Robin Clifford	Branagh takes one of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays and puts his own imaginative spin on the subject. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 04:10 AM	Reeling Reviews
	David Germain	Maybe Kenneth Branagh should have left the Hollywood musical where he found it, back in the 1930s. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 21 2004 07:01 AM	Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2/4	Jeffrey Westhoff	Devices meant to keep Shakespeare user-friendly instead reduce the story to a jumble. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 06 2003 12:07 PM	Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
1.5/4	Joe Mader	Casting Silverstone as the princess gives final proof of Branagh's temporary (one hopes) insanity. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 14 2003 05:12 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
B-	Nick Davis	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. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 10 2003 08:26 AM	Nick's Flick Picks
3/4	Jeffrey M. Anderson	It's a delightful blend of past styles and songs that adds a much-needed zest to a dry and dreary movie season. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 22 2002 11:16 AM	Combustible Celluloid
N/R	Mike Kerrigan	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:15 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
C+	William Arnold	It's never hugely engaging and it's instantly forgettable, but it has a certain goofy charm... Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 03 2002 08:14 AM	Seattle Post-Intelligencer
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 24 2002 08:13 AM	Boston Phoenix
2/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 22 2002 08:13 AM	Globe and Mail
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	A delightful romantic comedy with musical numbers by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and George Gershwin. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 13 2002 08:43 AM	Spirituality and Practice
short	Chuck Rudolph	The most exultant epiphany of romantic celebration I've seen in a film--ever. Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 07 2002 11:50 PM	Matinee Magazine

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