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Much Ado About Nothing is probably the most satisfying, and certainly the liveliest and most charming, of Kenneth Branaghs Shakespeare films. The witty badinage between Branagh and his then-wife Emma Thompson, as Benedick and Beatrice, is as bright and sunny as the golden sunlight that shines on the Tuscan villa where the picture was shot. This productionand dont ask a Much Ado About Nothing is probably the most satisfying, and certainly the liveliest and most charming, of Kenneth Branaghs Shakespeare films. The witty badinage between Branagh and his then-wife Emma Thompson, as Benedick and Beatrice, is as bright and sunny as the golden sunlight that shines on the Tuscan villa where the picture was shot. This productionand dont ask about the plot, just remember the titleis an ebullient celebration of art and artifice, culminating in a joyous dance, and performed at a brisk pace by an all-star cast, including Denzel Washington, Robert Sean Leonard, Keanu Reeves, and Michael Keaton. Jim Emerson