I still give that movie credit for when Gwyneth's character asks Shakespeare if "he wrote all those plays?" and Shakespeare hesitates before saying "of course".
A funny nod to the conspiracy theorists.
I don’t think it’s a bad film, just that it shouldn’t have won the Oscar and after that every Oscar winner has been mediocre (though I have liked some of them)
Good take, although even though with the acknowledgement of Bacon, SIL still shows Will, quill in hand, burning the midnight oil sweating out the revamp of "Romeo and Juliet".
Say what you will, there were some very memorable moments in it; and I only saw it once, in 1998. The moment when the female actor disguised as a male meets Queen Elizabeth I and starts to curtsy, then remembers to bow was very well played by Gwynnie (who has since turned into a crashing bore). And of course, the illuminated moment when you see Judi Dench as QEI. I loved the scenes inside the fabled Globe theater, such as the rowdy audience throwing food. Even Ben Affleck gave a great performance. The cast was stellar, including Joseph Fiennes, Imelda Staunton, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Rupert Everett, Jim Carter, John Inman, Tom Wilkinson and Martin Clunes.