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William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

Michael Hoffman

Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Calista Flockhart ...

5.7

6,128

Comedy. Fantasy A splendid cast brings this enchanting new version of Shakespeare’s most magical play to life, headed by Michelle Pfeiffer as the fairy Queen and Kevin Kline as Bottom, her unlikely lover. Rupert Everett is the jealous Oberon, Stanley Tucci is his lieutenant Puck, David Strathairn is Duke Theseus and French star Sophie Marceau is Theseus’ hesitant bride, Hippolyta. Calista Flockhart plays Helena, obstinately pursuing the object of her ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Desson Howe The Washington Post	"Hoffman introduces a memorable sensuality to the movie (...) The magic, alas, isn't as potent as it could have been."	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Gentle and lighthearted (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"Vastly uneven, this 'Midsummer' is a movie of good moments and scenes but quite as many flat ones, particularly in the second act"	NEU
United States	Peter Stack SFGATE	"Purists will quibble, but 'William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a playful, sexy piece of work (...) Kevin Kline steals the show with his hearty gifts for comedy"	POS
United States	Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"A strenuous comedy that stalls in the enchanted forest"	NEG
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"There's no magic potion to banish the film's awkwardness or make it more than a string of intermittent acting highlights."	NEU
United States	Paul Clinton CNN	"Unfortunately, despite the wonderful locations, sets, costumes, and strong acting, this adaptation has a strange lack of magic or chemistry between players."	NEU

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