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Saturday, February 13, 1999

Shakespeare in Love (1998)

Cast: Joseph Fiennes (Will Shakespeare), Gwyneth Paltrow (Viola De Lesseps), Geoffrey Rush (Philip Henslowe)
For complete cast info, see IMDb's Shakespeare in Love page.

Although some of my friends were upset from the first previews that Shakespeare in Love didn't touch on the fact that William Shakespeare didn't really write Romeo & Juliet by himself, I loved this modern take on Shakespeare and thought that the background (whether completely truthful or not) was wonderfully done. I really enjoyed the way this amazing cast portrayed this great story.

Definitely not the happy love story that Hollywood typically generates, and I liked the change. It was very appropriate for a movie built around Romeo & Juliet. If everything had ended perfectly, it wouldn't have fit as well with the play.

Not that anyone would ask me, but this has my vote for best picture of 1998.

Grade: A+

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