Doing a Shakesspeare adaptation pretty much guarantees you positive reviews because most critics don't want to pan Old Billy because we equate Shakespeare with intelligence and refinement. So, me saying this movie looked cheap and looked more like it was made by a film student and NOT Joss Whedon will instantly get me some knee-jerk reactions and comments about how I'm "uncultured." "Much Ado About Nothing" is a very funny and entertaining play but I saw nothing unique in Joss Whedon's adaptation. Seeing Agent Coulson and Capt. Malcolm Reynolds reading the lines, pretty much verbatim, and setting them in black and white while filming them in your backyard looks less like the achievement of a world-renowned director/writer and more like the last minute creation by a film student who forget his final project was due in two days.
Other than some barely passable acting by a few actors, the film doesn't do much wrong. I just didn't find it that special or unique.
You can read a more in-depth review of this film (and other movies) at my blog at revronmovies.blogspot.com
Other than some barely passable acting by a few actors, the film doesn't do much wrong. I just didn't find it that special or unique.
You can read a more in-depth review of this film (and other movies) at my blog at revronmovies.blogspot.com