A Midsummer Night's Dream

Brainstorm Media | Release Date: July 13, 2018

8.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Ratings

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jdolan74Jul 14, 2018

Terrific film. A way for people to be introduced to Shakespeare who haven't studied it much. In the spirit of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet. Definitely worth the rent on iTunes or Red Box.

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BeeceeAug 12, 2018

I've seen several versions of A Midsummer Night's Dream on both film and stage, and this was by far the least successful. The filmmaker was influenced by Baz Luhrmann, and completely modernized the story, including having some of theI've seen several versions of A Midsummer Night's Dream on both film and stage, and this was by far the least successful. The filmmaker was influenced by Baz Luhrmann, and completely modernized the story, including having some of the dialogue shown in text on smart phones. Some of the inventions don't work for me: when Bottom turns into an "ass" his face becomes a person's rear end, and the theatrical group becomes a film crew who do a spoof on Star Wars. The mostly young actors are not up to the task of performing the Shakespearean dialogue. Somehow, making this a totally modern play (except for the language) with modern locations takes much of the magic out of the play for me. The 1999 version with Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer was much better.… Expand

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jbuhnJul 29, 2018

Worthy of the Bard! I cringe a little each time a novel Shakespeare staging comes out (I shouldn’t of course – Shakespeare is nothing if not adaptable to everyone and everywhere) but this lives up to the depth and layering, the flippancy andWorthy of the Bard! I cringe a little each time a novel Shakespeare staging comes out (I shouldn’t of course – Shakespeare is nothing if not adaptable to everyone and everywhere) but this lives up to the depth and layering, the flippancy and seriousness, the timeless themes in the mouths of silly children so often and in so many ways, it is pure joy and Shakespeare himself would have loved it. Puck as a talented surfer dude, Theseus as a movie mogul, Helena as a poet, Oberon as an assured underworld hipster-what perfect roles! The language cut up and dislocated and juxtaposed among texts and projections and different speakers (yet shockingly well spoken) but by the book, the framing within framing so naturally expressed and even expanded in our cell phones, photos, videos, movies, and lives-what fun! Fresh and perfect! Casey Mott is the right kind of Shakespeare nerd, one who gets that these are stories for all of us and that there is always one more layer and one more joke to be had-Hurray! Congratulations! Let’s have more!… Expand

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Batguano06Jul 30, 2018

The most enjoyable movie experience in long time. A brilliant whimsical interpretation of what previously had not been one of my favorite plays. It is now. WS would love this. Exceptionally clever. This movie is going to be a really BIG DEAL!

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