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TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999)

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Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999)

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Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.7908
Avg Critic Score:2.7110

Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) Movie Reviews

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Excellent
4
6.84%
(8)
Very Good
3
71.79%
(84)
Good
2
19.66%
(23)
Fair
1
0.85%
(1)
Poor
0
0.85%
(1)

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Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
A Midsummer Night's Dream is arguably the best loved and most frequently performed of Shakespeare's comedies. ...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli) ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
In recent years, there have been many excellent adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, including a trilogy of memorable efforts from Kenneth Branagh (Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, and the definitive ...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
R eason and love keep little company together nowadays.So says Bottom in "William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream," and he could be describing the play he occupies. ...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz) Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The fun and heart of the story takes place with one overnight trip into the woods, where the unrelenting lovers travel to in their planned elopement. ...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz) Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
The director made a lot of odd choices in this film that take away somewhat from the magical feeling of the play... ...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
The acting in this film is superb. The characters are well-defined and endearing. Flockhart is delightfully spirited as the ever-perplexed Helena. Pfeiffer is beauty personified, looking 15 years younger than she did in The Deep End Of The Ocean. Tucci...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
See all (84) "Very Good" Reviews
Scott Renshaw
Writer/director Michael Hoffman transports the tale from Greece to 19th century Tuscany, where many plotlines swirl around the impending wedding of Duke Theseus (David Strathairn) and Hippolyta (Sophie Marceau). Hermia (Anna Friel), the daughter of one...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) review at Scott Renshaw
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Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
The film is sweet. It is often amusing. It is only the teensiest bit dull....read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
See all (1) "Fair" Reviews
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Cross-dressing! Mud-wrestling!! Inter-species sex!!! The latest installment of the Jerry Shakespeare Show, writer/director Michael Hoffman's 19th-Century update of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, stars Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Stanley...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
See all (1) "Poor" Reviews
The Tech (MIT) (Vladimir Zelevinsky)
Shakespeare is all the rage -- now he even has an Oscar, and what makes money always starts people jumping on the bandwagon. Even Kenneth Branagh, who arguably has started the current Shakespeare renaissance with his Henry V in 1989, is currently filming...read the complete Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) review at The Tech (MIT) (Vladimir Zelevinsky)
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