"In 1593 London,
William Shakespeare is a sometime player in the
Lord Chamberlain's Men and poor playwright for
Philip Henslowe, owner of
The Rose Theatre. Shakespeare is working on a new comedy,
Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter. Suffering from
writer's block, he has barely begun the play, but starts auditioning players. Viola de Lesseps, the daughter of a wealthy merchant who has seen Shakespeare's plays at court, disguises herself as "Thomas Kent" to audition, then runs away. Shakespeare pursues Kent to Viola's house and leaves a note with the nurse, asking Thomas Kent to begin rehearsals at the Rose. He sneaks into the house with the minstrels playing that night at the ball, where her parents are arranging her betrothal to Lord Wessex, an impoverished aristocrat. While dancing with Viola, Shakespeare is struck speechless, and after being forcibly ejected by Wessex, uses Thomas Kent as a go-between to woo her. Wessex also asks Will's name, to which he replies that he is Christopher Marlowe."
A very interesting take on Shakespeare life that I happened to enjoy. I hated dislike Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Afleck but Joseph Fiennes was stellar as Shakespeare. He made this movie came alive, his version of Shakespeare seemed so real. I also enjoyed Geoffrey Rush who played a fool that makes you want to laugh every time you see. I suggest this film to those that like British comedy dramas and historical films
3/5
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