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Much Ado About Something (2002)


MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMET...
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CAST & CREW
John Michell, Mark Rylance
Directed by Michael Rubbo
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SYNOPSIS
Michael Rubbo’s sublimely entertaining documentary, MUCH ADO ABOUT SOMETHING, investigates the premise that the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare were actually written by Christopher Marlowe. more...

MPAA RATING
Not Rated

RUNTIME
1 hour, 34 minutes

RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Feb 13, 2002

RELEASE COMPANY
Films Transit International

GENRE
Education/General Interest, Documentary, Shakespeare, Authors

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 RATING: FRESH  READING: 83%
(FRESH = 60% or Greater)
  Reviews counted: 12
Fresh: 10  Rotten: 2
Average Rating: 6.5/10
  
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3.5/4  "Rubbo runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER

3/5  "Granted, much of the Marlovian argument is patently ridiculous (was Ben Johnson really part of a massive cover-up?) but it's good fun."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE

  "The material couldn't possibly be more engaging, the implications of a "by Marlowe" verdict positively earth-shattering."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE

  "An utterly compelling 'who wrote it' in which the reputation of the most famous author who ever lived comes into question."
-- Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE

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David Sterritt, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

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  "A fascinating literary mystery story with multiple strands about the controversy of who really wrote Shakespeare's plays."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH

  "Icon-bashing has never been as amusing as it is in Michael Rubbo’s documentary Much Ado About Something."
-- Maria Garcia, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

2.5/5  "While there's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the Elizabethans (as well as rank frustration from those in the know about Rubbo's dumbed-down tactics), Much Ado About Something is an amicable endeavor."
-- Jeremiah Kipp, FILMCRITIC.COM

2/5  Click to read the article.
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Rachel Gordon, CULTUREDOSE.NET

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  "Rubbo's humorously tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-Shakespeare controversy."
-- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE

3/4  "Has enough wit, energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they're not interested."
-- Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

3/4  "An entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the Bard's immortal plays were written by somebody else."
-- Lou Lumenick, NEW YORK POST

3.5/5  "...an inviting piece of film."
-- Elvis Mitchell, NEW YORK TIMES

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