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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrBranagh and Love's Labour's Lost all but will themselves into liftoff. They achieve it, and in doing so, they somehow make it right to our pleasure centers with their generous embrace of stardust and pizazz.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThe effect is weird but it, actually, kind of works, illuminating both Shakespeare and the artifice of musicals.
- 63New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe leaden bits do bring the proceedings to a screeching halt too many times, but the costumes are breathtaking, and the details (like color-coordinated martinis) are dazzling.
- 60The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensEven though Love's Labour's Lost is, in showbiz terms, a turkey stuffed with chestnuts, you wouldn't trade it for a pot of gold.
- 50SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorLove's Labour's Lost is flawed, but Kenneth Branagh remains our greatest living interpreter of Shakespeare.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's all very colorful, but the movie's diverse elements clash as often as they cooperate.
- 30Dallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufDallas ObserverGregory WeinkaufTaken as a whole, the movie seems to be searching for a harmony it never really achieves.
- 16Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganAn atrocity exhibition from start to finish.
- 10Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumMisguided version of one of the Bard's best comedies.