Shakespeare in Love won 7 Oscars including beating out Life is Beautiful and Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture. It ain't ass, but it ain't gas either. So 7 Oscars feels like 7 Oscars too many. Shakespeare in Love is whimsical and sometimes entertaining, but it mostly reminds me of high school. For a Best Picture, I was expecting to be razzled and dazzled. I don't regret spending 2 hours on an okay film, but there was nothing special here. I do think the costume design and sets were fairly good for 1998. I also have mad respect to everyone memorizing Shakespearean lines. I can't imagine how difficult that can be. But again, I'm not sure how this was Oscar worthy.
Review of Shakespeare in Love
