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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