Take Two

Yesterday a Shakespeare classic arrived at our doorstep, courtesy of Amazon DVD rentals. Not having seen a stage adaption, nor having read the manuscript, I had the benefit of watching it with an open mind.

I must admit to having a bit of problems following the dialogue (or, rather, the succession of monologues that seemed to pass for dialogue) at first, but it turned easier after a while. It turned out to be a lot merrier than I’d imagined. Unsurprisingly (for the classic meaning of comedy) it had a happy ending, which I’m always a sucker for.

I really liked Rupert Everett as Oberon. Stanley Tucci as Robin Goodfellow was also great. I’m not normally a fan of Calista Flockhart, but she did a pretty good job here, playing Helena. Kevin Kline as Nick Bottom was really cringeworthy, which I guess that was part of the point.

All in all, good fun.