William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Plot Summary
A stellar cast, headed by Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer, bring Shakespeare's romantic comedy to life. When two pairs of star-crossed lovers, a feuding pair of supernatural sprites, and a love potion gone awry all come together in an enchanted moonlit forest, the result is a delightful mix of merriment and magic. Also starring Calista Flockhart, Stanley Tucci, Rupert Everett and Christian Bale.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
67%- Reviews Counted: 78
- Fresh: 52
- Rotten: 26
- Average Rating: 6.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Unfortunately, despite the wonderful locations, sets, costumes, and strong acting, this adaptation has a strange lack of magic or chemistry between players.
Fresh: Sparkling with moonbeams and wit!
Fresh: Funny and sexy!
Fresh: Gentle and lighthearted!
Customer Reviews
A movie of....DREAMY proportions
A reasonably faithful adaptation of Shakespeare's original play with a 19th century twist added for good fun. The movie itself is rather low budget in terms of costumes and special effects, but the acting is lovely and the scripting is exactly as our dear William wrote it. Please take the time to purchase this wonderful work of art!
I was reading the book
In my class we were reading this book and comparing this movie to the book. I had to see it! and i love it! this movie is very well done and very close to the play/book!! I recemend it! 100%!
Wonderful Movie!!
I had just seen this movie on VHS at a friend's house and was so thrilled to find this available on iTunes! Each actor involved gave a wonderful performance and it was especially enjoyable to see actors that I never would have dreamed in such roles, (Christian Bale as Demetrius and Kevin Kline as Bottom) play their roles to such a T. A must-have for any lover of Shakespeare!
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- Genre: Comedy
- Released: 1999
- © 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Regency Entertainment (USA), Inc. in the U.S. 1999 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Monarchy Enterprises S.a.r.l. in all other territories.