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As You Like It: Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 21, 2007
  • Season #: 1
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75 out of 100

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  • Summary: Kenneth Branagh's fifth screen adaptation of Shakespeare.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    88
    As You Like It is effortlessly entertaining from start to finish.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    88
    Happily, this is a carefully adapted, clearly enunciated As You Like It that retains the beauty of the dialogue while making the meanings clear.
  3. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Jesse Hicks
    60
    The writer-director makes some inspired, insightful cinematic choices. However, the play's untidiness--it's one of Shakespeare's most mischievous--virtually guarantees a final product distinguished by individual performances rather than dramatic consistency.

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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. EllenC.
    8
    Brannagh's intriguing choice to set the story in Japan is visually interesting, if jarring at times.(Why not, then, use Asian actors and completely commit to the setting?) That said, his multicultural cast is generally winning, and Romola Garai steals almost every scene she inhabits as Celia. Bryce Dallas Howard is stunning--and though her "disguise" is not much of one (How could her beloved NOT recognize her?), she has a strong presence and handles the comedic and romantic moments with aplomb. I especially enjoyed how Brannagh handled the unusual Epilogue--a rare one for female characters--on the film's backlot amidst trailers and crew. Kline's thoughtful, understated Jaques is fine. The inevitable "wedded-couples-romping-to-Doyle's-music-finale" similar to that seen in Branagh's "Much Ado Without Nothing" is less sucessful here--a bit lengthy and strained. All in all, though, a charming, refreshing look at a classic.… Expand
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