Back in '98, we saw Shakespeare in Love twice in the theater, which is high praise from us. More than eleven years pass, and we fell in love all over again. It's got a script, despite the lack of iambic pentameter, worthy of inclusion among Shakespeare's Histories (after all, it is about as historically accurate). And that Joseph Fiennes -- does he look great running in period costume or what?
Gwynneth Paltrow's role in Shakespeare in Love is probably best remembered for "stealing" the Oscar from Cate Blanchett. Now, I love Cate Blanchett's acting. I'd watch Cate in anything, though Charlotte Gray was rough going. I'd argue that Cate is the better actress. That said, Gwynneth Paltrow's performance in this film is done a great disservice by the thought that her Academy Awards win is stolen goods. She is wonderful throughout, but most especially in the way she looks at Fiennes while dressed as a boy in the first scene in she is rehearsing at the theater.
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