"Shakespeare in Love" wasn't really my personal cup of tea, but I enjoyed it for what it was. A great pastiche of Elizabethan England and the works of William Shakespeare (played by Joseph Fiennes in the film). Lots of mirroring of the actual play "Romeo and Juliet" and sneaky little references that will pique the interest of many Shakespeare fans.
Unfortunately this movie is most remembered nowadays as the film that beat "Saving Private Ryan" at the Oscars. I definitely think there are worse snubs in Academy history. For the most part, this movie is inoffensive fun and just a well-made, well-acted love letter to theater and acting and literature. Beyond the layer of pastiche it offers very little but it's a nice little two hours spent if this is the type of movie that you enjoy watching, I suppose.
Unfortunately this movie is most remembered nowadays as the film that beat "Saving Private Ryan" at the Oscars. I definitely think there are worse snubs in Academy history. For the most part, this movie is inoffensive fun and just a well-made, well-acted love letter to theater and acting and literature. Beyond the layer of pastiche it offers very little but it's a nice little two hours spent if this is the type of movie that you enjoy watching, I suppose.