Calista Flockhart, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer
Shakespeare's comedy about two couples in love with the wrong partners, and how they are finally brought together rightly, thanks in part to the bungling work of Puck.
DVD Release Date: April 17, 2001
Stats: 1,921 reviews
Re-rated: They shouldnt have used William Shakespeares name on the US title if they altered the story, even if it was just a minor adjustment. Im not quite sure how to rate this really, this is my most favorite play from Shakespeare, and Im not sure if its cuz I know the c...( read more)
Kevin Kline is the definitive Bottom - a classic performance... and there's Ally McBeal too!
A Midsummer Night's Dream isn't the best Shakespeare play out there to begin with, and this movie doesn't do much to improve it.
Romantic, fantastic and comic. A very original direction for a very special Shakespeare pièce.
If you can believe it, this was actually my first immersion into this world (beyond the toe dipping required for Dead Poet's Society) and it was quite the snooze fest. It was obviously put together by purists who thought that including bicycles counts as literary rebellion. "I ...( read more)
Hand me the cheese.
Bottom and Puck was the only part that was more or less well portrayed, but all in all, it was better as a book.
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