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Shakespeare in Love – Reviewed by Doug Boilesen

This is a period piece with no phonograph scenes, nevertheless, this movie is my current number one favorite. One should never underestimate Gwenyth Paltrow who I think was cast perfectly. Great story, very clever use of historical Shakespeare and writer's block device, culminating in one of my Shakespeare favorites and also another of my top ten favorites "Romeo and Juliet" (Zefferelli's). The soundtrack is also very haunting and vividly brings back the scenes.